Central banks around the globe are currently staring at inflation rates unseen in more than 20 years. Supply chain problems and labour shortages arising from the pandemic, combined with sharply rising food and energy prices,…
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I would please like to know how birds make their nests? How do they know how to weave the twigs together and what makes the twigs stick together? – Miguel, age 10, Brisbane Hi Miguel,…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A excavator dumps bauxite ore into a dump truck at a mine belonging to China’s Bosai Minerals Group in Linden, April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva (Reuters) – A possible ban…
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Developing countries in general, and African countries in particular, confront an enormous financing challenge to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals. This financing gap featured prominently at the 2021 United Nations climate change conference (COP26)…
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A NASA spacecraft the size of a golf cart has been directed to smash into an asteroid, with the intention of knocking it slightly off course. The test aims to demonstrate our technological readiness in…
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On Tuesday 7 December, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the BIS will host a virtual event to assess the achievements of the FSB’s Key Attributes of Effective Resolution…
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The European Central Bank will maintain its subscribed capital at €10.8 billion ($11.9 billion) following Brexit, the ECB said on January 30, but contributions will be reallocated. The Bank of England’s departure from the European…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker waits in line in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April…
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Recent inflation numbers from Nigeria are creating serious concern over the rising cost of food items in the country. But this is not Nigerians’ first encounter with food prices running hot, as the spikes date…
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Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. Why are there so few craters on Earth? (Ivon, 11, Butterworth, South Africa) Thank you for the great…
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