Fifty years ago, a secret deal among Arab governments triggered one of the most traumatic economic crises to afflict the United States and other big oil importers. Saudi King Faisal and other Arab leaders launched…
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Burundi’s president appointed Édouard Normand Bigendako as governor of the central bank on October 8, media reported. Evariste Ndayishimiye’s widely circulated decree did not specify why he was replacing Dieudonné Murengerantwari, the incumbent governor, who had…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Oil…
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CC BY-ND On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep the world fed and clothed. But the farming labor force has a problem: It’s aging rapidly. The average American farmer…
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For thousands of years, medicines have been developed from natural sources – mostly from plants. In recent decades, though, drug hunters have been looking at the immense diversity of marine organisms as potential sources of…
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© Reuters. Investing.com — Oil prices edged lower Tuesday, handing back some of the previous session’s hefty gains as traders digest the possibility of a wider impact from the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian…
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Many of the world’s largest public and private companies will soon be required to track and report almost all of their greenhouse gas emissions if they do business in California – including emissions from their…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 31/2023 Review upholds the appropriateness and feasibility of the international resolution framework for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). Credit Suisse failure highlights some…
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Each October, the Nobel Prizes celebrate a handful of groundbreaking scientific achievements. And while many of the awarded discoveries revolutionize the field of science, some originate in unconventional places. For George de Hevesy, the 1943…
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The Bank of Russia said it is launching its central bank digital currency pilot today (August 15), after digital ruble legislation passed by the State Duma came into effect on August 1. Thirteen banks are…
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