Trade and Investment Factsheet Cayman Islands
This factsheet provides the latest statistics on trade and investment between the UK and Cayman Islands.Date of release: 19 April 2024; Date of next planned release: 3 May 2024Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK…
IMF / April 2024 Fiscal Monitor
IMF The global economic and financial outlook has improved in the last six months, said Vitor Gaspar, Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department in a press briefing today April 17 in Washington, DC. Inflation has fallen, financial conditions have…
IMF WEO Presser 2024
IMF The IMF raised its forecast for global growth Tuesday in Washington, DC but warned in its World Economic Outlook report that inflation and geopolitical risk remain threats to the world economy. “The global economy continues to display remarkable resilience,…
A Class Analysis of the Trump-Biden Rerun
By Richard D. Wolff Author Bio: Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, in New York. Wolff’s…
CANARI calls on Governments to partner with civil society for SIDS sustainable development
New York, April 3, 2024 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) has called on Governments negotiating the next 10-year Plan of Action for sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to expand and deepen collaboration with civil society…
Widening the ‘We’
By Colin Greer and Eric Laursen Author Bios: Colin Greer is the president of the New World Foundation. He was formerly a CUNY professor, a founding editor of Social Policy magazine, a contributing editor at Parade magazine for almost 20…
Sam Davis: What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate.
Visual Breakdown of Norway’s $1.4 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund
From Visual Capitalist Norway is home to the biggest sovereign wealth fund globally, valued at nearly $1.4 trillion. In 2023, the fund posted record profits, bolstered by tech holdings that include Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia. Originating in 1996, the fund was…
Blockchain industry primed for $291 billion revenue by 2030 driven by asset tokenization, says GlobalData
The blockchain industry, although volatile and nascent, has made significant progress in a short span of time, driven by remarkable innovation. Global blockchain platform and services revenue is set to grow from $12 billion in 2023 to $291 billion in…
Here’s Why You Can’t Afford an Electric Car
The U.S. is aggressively keeping cheap Chinese-made EVs off the market. We are all paying the price for this protectionism.
