Economy & Business

Potential drivers include wildfires like those seen in Australia, rising sea levels affecting low-lying islands, the destruction of crops and livestock in sub-Saharan Africa and floods worldwide, including in parts of the developed world

The study group is made up of the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Swedish Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank

The British are struggling in their post-Brexit charm offensive for Africa

President urges other countries to follow his lead and liberate their citizens from 'crushing bureaucracy'

Mnuchin also warned that Italy and Britain will face U.S. tariffs if they proceed with a tax on digital companies like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc., the newspaper said

The aim is to give time for broader negotiations to take place in the meantime at the Organization for economic Cooperation and Development to rewrite international tax rules, the source said

China is poised to increase purchases of US agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase 1 China trade deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry have touted the UK as an ideal business partner for Africa as their country prepares for post-Brexit dealings with the world

The growth of internet giants such as Apple has pushed international tax rules to the limit, prompting the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to pursue global reforms over where multinational firms should be taxed

Hundreds of disgruntled protesters against the elite World Economic Forum are marching through the Alpine snows toward its annual gathering in Davos

Vietnam is one of the biggest markets for motorbikes in the world, but cars are increasingly popular as more people have the money to buy them for private use or to drive for Grab, the Uber of Southeast Asia

Report said poor women and girls were at the bottom of the scale, putting in "12.5 billion hours of unpaid care work each and every day," estimated to be worth at least $10.8 trillion a year

Following another year of extreme heat, out-of-control wildfires and melting ice sheets, environmental issues are considered to be the top five long-term risks confronting the global economy, WEF said last week

Steps taken so far will not stop the climate impacts we’re already seeing from becoming much worse — but still, more action is required

Sajid Javid told the Financial Times in an interview Saturday that Britain’s regulations will not be aligned with the EU in the future and that those changes may hurt some businesses