Europe is getting older, and the political willpower to deal with such a shift is threatened by the “greying of politics”, in response to a brand new report. Ageing leaders, in addition to ageing voters, are “narrowing the political area for adjustments”, mentioned researchers from the European Financial institution for Reconstruction and Growth (EBRD). The …
Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economic system is dropping momentum as prohibitively excessive electrical energy costs proceed to undermine each family adoption of fresh applied sciences and industrial competitiveness, based on Morningstar’s newest Electrification Observer. Whereas the European Union has pinned its decarbonisation technique on electrifying key sectors — corresponding to transport, heating, and heavy …
Printed on 25/11/2025 – 11:07 GMT+1 •Up to date 26/11/2025 – 7:06 GMT+1 ADNOC has accepted a $150 billion (€130bn) capital spending plan for 2026 to 2030, as UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan chaired the corporate’s annual board assembly on the Habshan advanced in Abu Dhabi. The assembly was held inside ADNOC …
Printed on 25/11/2025 – 13:13 GMT+1 •Up to date 13:14 Nvidia shares dipped in pre-market buying and selling on the NASDAQ on Tuesday after widespread studies that Meta, the corporate behind Fb and Instagram, is in talks to spend billions on Google’s in-house AI chips, often called tensor processing models (TPUs). Nvidia fell virtually 4% …
After Shein, Temu, and Alibaba, another major Chinese online retailer is making inroads into France: JD.com. The e-commerce heavyweight has set its sights on Fnac Darty, one of France’s best-known cultural and electronics retailers. In late October, JD.com also launched its JoyBuy shopping platform in France and several other European markets, positioning itself to compete …
Italy is once again debating an old and politically charged question, namely, who exactly owns and decides the fate of the country’s gold reserves worth up to $300 billion — the Bank of Italy or the people? The dispute resurfaced during scrutiny of the 2026 Budget on Wednesday in the Senate, where one small but …
Greater than 72 million folks within the EU had been classed “prone to poverty” in 2024, representing 16.2% of the inhabitants. Even so, dwelling on the breadline appears to be like vastly completely different when evaluating poverty thresholds between international locations. The “at-risk-of-poverty charge” is the share of individuals whose median equivalised disposable revenue falls …
Turning surplus bread into pasta, or utilizing tech to ship healthcare in rural areas. These are simply two of 1000’s of European enterprise concepts making an actual influence on folks and the planet. Whereas conventional enterprise capital could hesitate, devoted influence buyers are stepping in, valuing social and environmental outcomes alongside monetary returns. Billions are …
Enterprise exercise within the eurozone held agency in November, sustaining the stable tempo of development recorded in October — the strongest growth in over two years — largely because of continued resilience within the companies sector. Nevertheless, surveys confirmed a pointy rise in enter prices for companies, presumably pushed by increased tariffs and rising electrical …
Expertise are shifting as jobs evolve. Whereas new necessities are rising, others are regularly disappearing. The affect of AI on the office stays a hotly debated matter, however clear traits are starting to take form. As this expertise automates extra processes, demand for sure roles — particularly on the entry degree — is already declining. …