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Big initiatives do not always lead to positive results. Negotiations at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification, COP16, have ended without reaching a binding agreement to combat the phenomenon. The talks ended a day later than planned, as...

About half of the world's service exports are now conducted on digital platforms.

Legea marţială, decretată în urmă cu două zile de Yoon Suk Yeol, preşedintele Coreei de Sud, drept o măsură necesară prin prisma ameninţărilor nucleare venite dinspre regimul politic de la Phenian, care ar fi avut susţinători la Seul, s-a...

South Korean markets fell yesterday as pressure mounted on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign after he imposed and then lifted martial law within hours.

The martial law, decreed two days ago by Yoon Suk Yeol, the President of South Korea, as a necessary measure in light of the nuclear threats coming from the political regime in Pyongyang, which allegedly had supporters in Seoul, has proven,...

Acţiunile sud-coreene listate în SUA au înregistrat scăderi semnificative marţi, după ce preşedintele Yoon Suk Yeol a invocat puteri de urgenţă şi a declarat legea marţială din cauza riscurilor legate de Coreea de Nord, stârnind temeri de...

The fight against polluters is an extremely tough one. At the conference in Busan, South Korea, talks for a global treaty on plastic pollution entered a critical phase, marked by strong opposition from oil-producing countries such as Saudi...

Protecting the environment involves enormous costs and clearly not everyone is ready to assume them. Only 41% of companies have implemented climate risk management plans, and the companies with the highest emissions are the most flagrantly...

Plastic pollution has reached unprecedented levels. Four global policies could eliminate almost all plastic pollution on Earth, according to a study conducted with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) by researchers at the University of...

As protectionism continues to rise around the world, global trade flows are adjusting, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which notes that last year, global goods exports totaled $23.8 trillion, down 5% from 2022.

Global Value Chains (GVCs) are international networks of economic activities through which goods and services pass through multiple stages of production, processing and distribution, carried out in different countries. These chains allow...

The public debt/GDP ratio is a key indicator of a country's financial health, providing insight into a government's ability to manage its debt, while also shaping the flexibility of fiscal policy and playing a crucial role in influencing...

Political leaders around the world reacted quickly to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, with reactions varying significantly according to political orientations and national interests specific to each country. These...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to dramatically transform the global economy, revolutionizing everything from labor markets to digital infrastructure and supply chains, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is considering the possibility of closing the mBridge pilot project, a cross-border payments platform that Russian President Vladimir Putin considers a solution to circumvent international sanctions...

New Zealand and Great Britain were placed, again in 2024, in first and second place, respectively, in the annual ranking made by the Hinrich Foundation and the IMD World Competitiveness Center, which analyzes 30 developed economies in terms of...

The new global financing goal to combat climate change, which will be debated at the COP29 conference in Baku, must be based on a solid public financing structure, says Simon Stiell, the UN's executive director for climate, in an appeal to...

People are very attentive to awards, whether they receive them or they are awarded to others. Awards validate careers, increase sales.

Premiul Nobel pentru Literatură a fost atribuit în 2024 scriitoarei sud-coreene Han Kang "pentru proza sa poetică intensă care confruntă traume istorice şi expune fragilitatea vieţii umane". Plasat printre favoriţi, Mircea Cărtărescu...

• Switzerland - the most innovative country, for the 14th consecutive year 

The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded in 2024 to South Korean writer Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical trauma and exposes the fragility of human life." Placed among the favorites, Mircea Cărtărescu has...

The initial public offering (IPO) of Hyundai Motor India Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co., will open for subscriptions next week and will likely be priced between 1,865 and 1,960 rupees ($22-$23) per share,...

Israeli politicians have criticized the missile attack carried out by Iran on the Holy Land and demand an immediate reaction, commensurate with its intensity, reports the N12 news channel.

In recent years, young people from our country have begun to expand their options for international studies to new European and even global destinations. According to recent statistics, the popularity of countries such as Belgium and Italy has...

The impact of the Federal Reserve's long-awaited interest rate cut, which will be the first cut in four years, will be felt well outside the United States, according to a Reuters article reviewing the possible influence of the central...

Despite many countries switching from fossil fuels to cleaner ones, global coal consumption will reach an all-time high of 164 Exajoules (EJ) in 2023, according to a Visual Capitalist analysis highlighting coal's role in the energy mix...

The United States topped the list of countries with the highest military spending in 2023, dedicating $916 billion to the military, according to statista.com.

Since 1900, the United Kingdom has accounted for almost a quarter of global market capitalization, according to visualcapitalist.com, which has compiled a country-by-country ranking of the industry covering the years 1900 and 2023.

Global energy consumption has significant regional variations due to differences in levels of industrialization, climatic conditions, population density and access to natural resources, as well as differences in energy policies and economic...

Global stock markets were gripped by panic in the first trading session this week as the latest economic data from the United States reignited investor fears of a possible US recession, results from several big names in technology the growth...

Nine of the world's ten busiest ports are in Asia, underscoring the eastward shift of global trade flows in 2024, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis.

This summer, 10,500 athletes will compete at the Olympic Games (Olympic Games) in Paris, which start today.

Almost half of the world's population lives in countries that have organized or will organize presidential or legislative elections in 2024, which requires a closer look at how democracy is perceived to function in those countries.

In today's world, factors such as polarization, misinformation, scandals, economic instability and inequality have led to the deterioration of people's trust in institutions such as government and the media. But in some countries, trust...

• Russian lies 

The world's major economic powers, the US and China, are home to the majority of dollar millionaires in absolute terms, but there are other countries where the millionaire population, although small in number, is growing at the fastest rate....

The NATO summit, an event taking place these days in Washington and marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Alliance, will not give Ukraine an answer regarding its request to join that organization, but it would strengthen the...

People have to adapt to new living conditions. The heatwave is increasingly present in the urban area. The number of days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in 20 of the world's major capitals - from New Delhi to Jakarta and Buenos...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will attract, in 2024, the most millionaires, i.e. high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), while China and Great Britain will lose the largest number of such people, according to the latest Henley Private Wealth...

Europe dominates the world ranking of competitiveness for the current year, with six economies from the region being in the top ten positions, three of which are even in the top five places (Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland), according to the...