Droughts in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, and severe typhoons in Vietnam, the second-largest, have significantly disrupted global coffee supply chains, driving up production costs that are bubbling their way through to consumers. As one …
Labour’s public investment quandry
By Chris Dorrell The government has faced a number of calls to boost the relatively low level of public investment as it seeks to turn the UK into the top-performing economy in the G7. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), publi…
Edo Guber: Buhari congratulates APC Gov-elect, Okpebholo
Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday joined in congratulating the All Progressives Congress and the party’s governor-elect in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Buhari, who spoke through his media aide, Garba Shehu, said he was hopeful that “t…
Edo Guber: What God cannot do does not exist – Oshiomhole reacts as Okpebholo wins
Senator representing Edo North senatorial district and former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has ascribed the victory of Monday Okpebholo in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State to the will of God. DAILY POST reports that the…
¿Dónde están los principales paraísos fiscales de Europa y cómo atraen a los ricos?
Según el Observatorio Fiscal de la UE, los tipos impositivos máximos del impuesto sobre la renta personal legal en la UE han dejado de disminuir desde la crisis financiera de 2008. En cambio, el grupo señala que los Gobiernos han introducido “un número…
Greece’s capital region is working towards a flood-proof environment
Work is in full swing cleaning the streams of Attica that threaten various areas with flooding. “The anti-flood shielding of Attica is a top priority,” said the Governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, during a visit on the ground in East Attica. Hardalias…
Football Australia names Popovic as new coach of men’s team
Football Australia on Monday announced that Tony Popovic would be the next coach of the men’s national team, days after Graham Arnold stepped down in the middle of the World Cup qualifying campaign. “Popovic assumes responsibility for the men’s nationa…
Brandenburg state election short reprieve for Germany’s Scholz
After a string of bitterly disappointing elections, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) finally have something to celebrate after winning Sunday’s vote in the eastern state of Brandenburg. Scholz was set to meet Ukrainian…
The Big Question: Estonia has the most tech unicorns per capita in Europe – what’s their secret?
When Estonia re-gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it was left with an outdated infrastructure and a poor economy. Estonia’s GDP was roughly €2,000 per capita. Politicians and government officials needed to find a way to compete with ot…
Linklaters early bet on competition law sees it leading in class action trend
By Maria Ward-Brennan It won’t come as a surprise that law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses as the surge in class actions doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. A handful of City firms already had their eyes on the rise of thes…