New technology aircraft and jet fuel made from waste: the global air transport industry has...
Aviation & Airlines
Dominica’s New International Airport Is A Game-Changer For...
Long without the capabilities to have direct flights arrive from far away lands, Dominica is hoping...
Britain and U.S. Reach Truce in Aircraft Trade Dispute
Britain and the United States agreed on Thursday to resolve a long-running trade dispute over aid...
Virgin Galactic’s First Manned Flight Sets Space Tourism...
High above the desert in a cloudless sky, the VSS Unity ignited its rocket to hurtle the ship and...
Finance & Investment
Climate Finance: Cheaper in Long Run If Poorer Countries Receive...
The almost mystical Green Climate Fund is back in the headlines at the COP26 climate summit in...
CDB Approved Loans of US$32.5M To Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda
[Press Release] The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved loans of US$25 million to Antigua...
China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
China’s central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual...
Latin America’s Central Banks Push Climate Crisis to the Back...
By Emilio Godoy Despite the impact that their policies have with regard to the climate emergency...
Industry
From Zippers to Glass: Shortages In Basic Goods Hobble US Economy
For Lauren Rash, it’s the little things that have snarled production at her tent factory here, like...
Small Businesses Unprepared for Climate Change Disruption
Small businesses which make up more than half of the global workforce were 2.5 times more likely to...
Cuba To Strengthen State Enterprises and Creation of MSMEs
Cuba is working on strengthening the socialist state enterprise and the creation of micro, small...
Global Call to Action for a Human-Centred COVID-19 Recovery...
Delegates from 181 countries representing the Governments, workers and employers at the...
Markets & Comms
GRI Launches Forum to Align Corporate Reporting with SDG Action
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the leading organizations promoting standardized ESG...
USAID Launches US$28m Initiatives To Advance South Asian...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched three regional programmes...
Countries Hoarding Food As Prices Rise and Covid-19 Crisis...
Agricultural commodity buyers from Cairo to Islamabad have been on a shopping spree since the Covid...
UK Says Huawei Security Failings Pose a Long-Term Risk:...
China’s Huawei Technologies has failed to convince British security...
Trade
Towards A New ‘Sustainability Deal’ For Businesses And...
Sustainability Standards: A new deal to build forward better argues that sustainability has moved...
Rebeca Gryspan Is First Woman To Head UNCTAD
Rebeca Grynspan, new UNCTAD Secretary-General The former vice president of Costa Rica is the first...
Global Merchandise Trade Continues Robust Recovery says WTO
Global merchandise trade continues its robust recovery from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Amazon Planning To Open Large Physical Retail Stores in the US
Amazon is reportedly considering making further expansions into the retail space by opening several...
Travel & Tourism
Dominica’s New International Airport Is A Game-Changer For...
Long without the capabilities to have direct flights arrive from far away lands, Dominica is hoping...
KLM Adds Destinations in South America and the Caribbean
KLM announced Wednesday that its route network was closer to operating at full strength as it...
Royal Caribbean Cruises To Impose Restrictions on Unvaccinated...
Royal Caribbean Cruises announced their plans, Thursday, to enforce a different set of requirements...
Vaccines Giving Governments New Confidence to Welcome Visitors
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the...