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Fintechs Tackle High Remittance Costs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fintech companies in sub-Saharan Africa are striving to lower the exorbitant remittance costs (8.37% average in Q2 2024) by promoting digital transactions and cutting out intermediaries, although challenges remain due to limited internet access (37%) and varying regulations across the region.
Fintechs Tackle High Remittance Costs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fintech companies in sub-Saharan Africa are striving to lower the exorbitant remittance costs (8.37% average in Q2 2024) by promoting digital transactions and cutting out intermediaries, although challenges remain due to limited internet access (37%) and varying regulations across the region.
Progress
36% Bias Score
EU Invests in Greenland to Reduce China's Raw Material Dominance
The European Union is investing €94 million in Greenland's mining sector to secure access to critical raw materials, reducing its dependence on China and addressing geopolitical vulnerabilities; however, environmental and social concerns remain.
EU Invests in Greenland to Reduce China's Raw Material Dominance
The European Union is investing €94 million in Greenland's mining sector to secure access to critical raw materials, reducing its dependence on China and addressing geopolitical vulnerabilities; however, environmental and social concerns remain.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Global Decline in Manufacturing Employment: An Inverted U-Curve
Global manufacturing employment follows an inverted U-curve, declining even in export-led economies like China due to productivity gains and inelastic demand; this necessitates policy shifts towards service sector growth.
Global Decline in Manufacturing Employment: An Inverted U-Curve
Global manufacturing employment follows an inverted U-curve, declining even in export-led economies like China due to productivity gains and inelastic demand; this necessitates policy shifts towards service sector growth.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Ford Promises Accelerated Ring of Fire Development to Counter US Tariffs
Ontario's Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford, on the last weekend of the provincial election campaign, pledged to accelerate the Ring of Fire mining project, promising \$70 million for First Nations worker training and \$3 billion for equity participation to counter potential US tariffs and c...
Ford Promises Accelerated Ring of Fire Development to Counter US Tariffs
Ontario's Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford, on the last weekend of the provincial election campaign, pledged to accelerate the Ring of Fire mining project, promising \$70 million for First Nations worker training and \$3 billion for equity participation to counter potential US tariffs and c...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Cook Islands' China Deal Sparks Controversy and Diplomatic Tensions
The Cook Islands signed an economic cooperation deal with China, prompting protests and a diplomatic rift with New Zealand due to a lack of consultation and transparency; concerns focus on potential long-term economic and political consequences for the small island nation.
Cook Islands' China Deal Sparks Controversy and Diplomatic Tensions
The Cook Islands signed an economic cooperation deal with China, prompting protests and a diplomatic rift with New Zealand due to a lack of consultation and transparency; concerns focus on potential long-term economic and political consequences for the small island nation.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Vietnam to Slash Public Sector Jobs, Restructure Ministries
Vietnam's parliament approved a plan to reduce public sector jobs by 20 percent and restructure ministries, aiming to improve economic efficiency and governance, with around 100,000 employees affected by layoffs or early retirement offers.
Vietnam to Slash Public Sector Jobs, Restructure Ministries
Vietnam's parliament approved a plan to reduce public sector jobs by 20 percent and restructure ministries, aiming to improve economic efficiency and governance, with around 100,000 employees affected by layoffs or early retirement offers.
Progress
44% Bias Score
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project: 70 Billion Cubic Meters Delivered
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project's middle route, operational since December 2014, has delivered over 70 billion cubic meters of water, benefiting 114 million people in northern China by supplying nearly 80 percent of Beijing's urban water and restoring river flows.
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project: 70 Billion Cubic Meters Delivered
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project's middle route, operational since December 2014, has delivered over 70 billion cubic meters of water, benefiting 114 million people in northern China by supplying nearly 80 percent of Beijing's urban water and restoring river flows.
Progress
40% Bias Score
China Prioritizes Food Security with Record Grain Harvest and New Agricultural Plan
China's 2025 agriculture plan prioritizes food security, aiming to increase grain production through technological innovation and infrastructure development, following a record 706.5 million tons harvest in 2024.
China Prioritizes Food Security with Record Grain Harvest and New Agricultural Plan
China's 2025 agriculture plan prioritizes food security, aiming to increase grain production through technological innovation and infrastructure development, following a record 706.5 million tons harvest in 2024.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Khabarovsk Hosts "Techno Summer" Industrial Forum
The "Techno Summer" forum in Khabarovsk, running May 15-17, will showcase over 300 innovations across five industrial sectors on a 12,000 square meter area, attracting 6,000 participants to foster partnerships and address workforce development needs.
Khabarovsk Hosts "Techno Summer" Industrial Forum
The "Techno Summer" forum in Khabarovsk, running May 15-17, will showcase over 300 innovations across five industrial sectors on a 12,000 square meter area, attracting 6,000 participants to foster partnerships and address workforce development needs.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Greek Bulk Carriers' Global Dominance Showcased in Athens Exhibition
An exhibition at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens until March 7th highlights Greek shipowners' control of over 2,600 bulk carriers, showcasing their crucial role in global trade of dry bulk goods like grains, coal, and ores, and their ongoing adaptation within a volatile market.
Greek Bulk Carriers' Global Dominance Showcased in Athens Exhibition
An exhibition at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens until March 7th highlights Greek shipowners' control of over 2,600 bulk carriers, showcasing their crucial role in global trade of dry bulk goods like grains, coal, and ores, and their ongoing adaptation within a volatile market.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Europe's Largest TBM Begins Excavation on High-Speed Italian Rail Line
Webuild's 4,000-ton "Partenope" TBM started excavating the 3-kilometer Saginara tunnel near Salerno, Italy, on July 27, 2024, as part of the high-speed Salerno-Reggio Calabria rail line's Lot 1A, impacting regional connectivity and economic development.
Europe's Largest TBM Begins Excavation on High-Speed Italian Rail Line
Webuild's 4,000-ton "Partenope" TBM started excavating the 3-kilometer Saginara tunnel near Salerno, Italy, on July 27, 2024, as part of the high-speed Salerno-Reggio Calabria rail line's Lot 1A, impacting regional connectivity and economic development.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Netflix Invests \$1 Billion in Mexican Film and Television
Netflix announced a \$1 billion investment in Mexican film and television production over the next four years, building on previous successes and aiming to foster local talent, create jobs, and expand the global reach of Mexican stories, with an additional \$2 million investment in Churubusco Studio...
Netflix Invests \$1 Billion in Mexican Film and Television
Netflix announced a \$1 billion investment in Mexican film and television production over the next four years, building on previous successes and aiming to foster local talent, create jobs, and expand the global reach of Mexican stories, with an additional \$2 million investment in Churubusco Studio...
Progress
60% Bias Score
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