Brussels weathers backlash over calling gas and nuclear sustainable
by Daniel ARONSSOHN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday defied angry dissent from EU governments…
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Austria to challenge EU nuclear green label in court
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Austria will challenge a European Commission decision to give a sustainable finance label to investments in…
4 years ago
EU presses on with green label for gas, nuclear
by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The EU will face the fury of opponents to nuclear and…
4 years ago
UK to unveil plan for first ‘net zero’ financial centre
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak is to announce plans to make Britain the world's first net…
5 years ago
New Zealand boosts climate aid ahead of Glasgow summit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand pledged Monday to quadruple foreign aid spending on climate change, addressing its "woefully…
5 years ago
‘Pandora Papers’ expose leaders’ offshore millions
More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the Czech Republic, have used…
5 years ago
DR Congo health budget disappears without trace, NGO says
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo's health authorities have failed to explain where millions of dollars meant for building hospitals…
5 years ago
Haiti, Malta, Philippines, South Sudan put on money laundering watch list
Haiti, Malta, Philippines and South Sudan were placed Friday on a "grey list" of countries under increased monitoring to…
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Philippine investigators accuse ex-Wirecard COO of fraud, cybercrime
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine investigators have lodged criminal complaints against a former executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard…
5 years ago
Jack Ma to step down as president of his business school: FT
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, founder of ecommerce giant Aibaba, is going to step down as president…
5 years ago
Bitcoin tumble slows with help from Elon Musk
by Sebastien Ricci with Joseph Sotinel in London NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Bitcoin's value plunged on Wednesday after…
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Canada finance official announces his resignation
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's finance minister Bill Morneau announced his resignation Monday, on the heels of an ethics scandal…
6 years ago
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