Investment

Markets

Investing in a climate crisis: Are cat bonds a win for your portfolio?

Typically a product for the US market, catastrophe bonds are now attracting growing global interest.

28/11/2025

Business

UAE president backs €130 billion ADNOC expansion plan

The focus is on scaling production, reserves, and investment over the next five years as ADNOC deepens its role in global oil and gas markets.

25/11/2025

Business

‘Investing superheroes’: Here’s what to know about profit for purpose

Impact investors — representing the profit-for-purpose market, worth roughly $1.57 trillion worldwide — gathered in Malmö, Sweden, this week to examine emerging trends in the sector, including AI and defence.

22/11/2025

Markets

What’s causing the crypto sell-off, who is losing, and will it last?

Bitcoin has plummeted from October highs after US President Trump turned up tensions in his trade war with China. While some commentators see crypto increasingly tied to macro events, others blame trading tactics.

20/11/2025

Europe News

EU tells capitals to improve citizens' private pension options

The EU wants citizens to have more ways to ensure an adequate retirement income while also steering part of their savings toward the bloc’s strategic priorities – but state pensions will remain “the backbone of pension systems in Europe".

20/11/2025

Tech News

Uzbekistan launches tax-free zone for AI and data centre projects

Uzbekistan offers tax breaks, cheap electricity, and renewable-energy support, with most sites planned in Karakalpakstan to help build the country’s AI ecosystem by 2030.

18/11/2025

Business

South Korean firms, including Samsung, lift domestic investment

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung credited the business sector for helping his government negotiate a trade deal with Washington but urged the companies to maintain strong domestic investments.

17/11/2025

The Big Question

Wall Street trumps again: Why Europe still lacks financial firepower

“Member states would feel much more comfortable about ceding power to supranational European regulators if they thought they were pro-growth,” said former commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill.

17/11/2025

Business

How Azerbaijan’s oil fund is expanding its influence in Europe

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund is ramping up European infrastructure and renewables investments, taking stakes in London Gatwick airport and Italian solar panel capacities as it seeks to diversify away from oil and hydrocarbon revenues.

14/11/2025

Business

OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power

OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion agreement enabling the ChatGPT creator to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the US.

04/11/2025

Business

Amazon posts biggest cloud growth in years, sending shares up 13%

Amazon reported higher sales and earnings for the third quarter, and it was boosted by its fast-growing web services business.

31/10/2025

Markets

Personal finance and AI: Should you trust ChatGPT’s investment advice?

Retail investors keep flocking to publicly-available online AI tools such as ChatGPT to help with their financial decisions, despite clear warnings about risks. But how capable are simple AI models of providing reliable and trustworthy investment advice?

30/10/2025

Business Line

How Uzbekistan is unlocking foreign investment opportunities

In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Foreign direct investment in Uzbekistan has reached €111.8 billion, doubling GDP and fueling growth across nearly all sectors of the economy, from manufacturing and energy to IT and finance.

28/10/2025

Markets

Warsaw Stock Exchange seeks developed market status within 3-5 years

The Warsaw Stock Exchange has ambitious plans. According to Tomasz Bardziłowski, CEO of the WSE, it expects to rise to the rank of a developed market in the MSCI classification within the next three to five years. However, experts are tempering this enthusiasm.

24/10/2025

Business

How Qatar is seeking soft power by shaping city skylines worldwide

With investments across continents and developments reshaping city skylines, Qatar is demonstrating its growing ambition to make a lasting mark on the world’s urban landscape.

23/10/2025

Partner content

Scaling impact: AIIB partners with Sri Lanka to advance sustainable development

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Over the past decade the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has channelled over USD 500 million into Sri Lanka — from landslide mitigation to green energy.

20/10/2025

Economy

Saudi Arabia pledges billions with Cultural Investment Conference

Saudi Arabia has further signalled its determination to diversify its assets by hosting a global conference to discuss investing in culture, its role in economic and social development and strengthening national identity.

15/10/2025

Markets

Gold climbs above $4,000 in a record move - what is behind the rally?

The price of gold topped $4,000 per ounce for the first time on Tuesday as economic uncertainty pushes investors towards safe haven assets.

08/10/2025

Business

AI boom: SoftBank to buy ABB’s robotics business for $5.4 billion

The acquisition brings together SoftBank's AI know-how and ABB's robotics expertise as companies race to stay ahead of tech advances.

08/10/2025

Markets

Gold and Bitcoin hit record: Safe havens climb as uncertainty persists

The government shutdown in the US and the French political crisis have brought renewed uncertainty to financial markets.

07/10/2025