Discovering new ways to use existing drugs can come about intentionally or by chance. Sometimes physicians or patients notice an unanticipated beneficial effect from a drug. One example is sildenafil, a drug originally developed to…
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Which banks are most exposed to Evergrande? What is their current liquidity ratio and what will happen after a stress event? These are the sorts of questions that the Bank for International Settlements-led Project Ellipse…
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Large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods is now “unavoidable” if the world is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield platforms and accommodation jack-up rig Haven are pictured in the North Sea, Norway December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 2/2 By Florence Tan, Julia Payne and Stephanie…
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Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are taking advantage of sharing mobility services such as Uber and Lyft, and the rise in telework…
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Thousands of years ago, the blacksmith led a technological leap in sub-Saharan Africa. West Africa’s Nok culture, for example, switched from using stone tools to iron around 1500BC. Imagine an innovative artisan like this re-emerging…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 9/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a statement welcoming the smooth transition away from LIBOR at the end of last year. The end of…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Environmental activists wear face masks depicting the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, during a protest to encourage a green economy, outside of the Bank of England in the…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People appear more willing to boycott a retailer in response to a video message about a consumer’s experience of injustice while…
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Mark Carney speaks at the IMF meetings There is an opportunity for digital currencies to support a transition away from the destabilising effects of US dollar dominance, Bank of England governor Mark Carney says. In…
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