India and the United Kingdom are struggling to make progress in free trade talks due to differences on some key tariff lines and investment protection…
View More India, UK still far apart on free trade dealCategory: Global Development
UN representatives criticise Germany over reparations for colonial crimes in Namibia
Rapporteurs also chastise the German and Namibian governments for excluding Herero and Nama minorities from talks dealing with the mass murder of their ancestors. UN…
View More UN representatives criticise Germany over reparations for colonial crimes in NamibiaAndrew Mitchell revamps UK International Development
The United Kingdom’s international development minister, Andrew Mitchell, has an “overarching ambition” of bolstering public support for development and has tasked the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development…
View More Andrew Mitchell revamps UK International DevelopmentNew research casts doubt on GM crops as solution for global food crisis
Researchers are calling for countries to re-think their investment in genetically modified (GM) crop technology, as a new study suggests that the benefits of GM…
View More New research casts doubt on GM crops as solution for global food crisisBig firms a lot more confident about the future
Confidence among finance chiefs at the UK’s biggest companies has seen its sharpest rise since 2020. The Deloitte survey of chief financial officers showed sentiment…
View More Big firms a lot more confident about the futureGovernment extends plan to sell stake in NatWest
It now has until August 2025 to complete its ‘trading plan’, which involves disposing of up to 15% of NatWest’s total shares to other investors.…
View More Government extends plan to sell stake in NatWestUK to join Indo-Pacific free trade bloc in major post-Brexit pact
The UK believes membership will give it a role in setting regional trade rules over the coming decades. The UK will join an 11-nation Indo-Pacific…
View More UK to join Indo-Pacific free trade bloc in major post-Brexit pactShe cooks, cleans and cares … so why is a woman in Uganda worth only 20% of divorce assets?
Without a receipt for all the cooking, cleaning and caring work they have performed, how do women prove their contribution to a marriage if it…
View More She cooks, cleans and cares … so why is a woman in Uganda worth only 20% of divorce assets?Britain’s renewable power hits new peak, fossil fuel also rises
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Renewable power sources generated 40% of Britain’s electricity in 2022, up from 35% in 2021, while the share of fossil…
View More Britain’s renewable power hits new peak, fossil fuel also rises2022 in review: Russia war to COP27, top events that shaped the world.
The year 2022 is coming to an end and a lot has happened that shaped the world in the year. Let’s have a look at…
View More 2022 in review: Russia war to COP27, top events that shaped the world.