Chinese monopoly triggers scramble for rare earth minerals

SUMMARY Rare earth minerals have become indispensable to the manufacture of everything from mobile phones and…

DRC’s artisan cobalt miners set to join mainstream

A company established just last month in the Democrat Republic of Congo could be the fourth…

Blackrock ‘low carbon’ ETF raises record $1.25bn

A new ‘low-carbon’ ETF set up by Blackrock last week became the biggest launch in the…

Total to go ahead with $3.5bn EACOP pipeline despite Palma attack

EACOP, the $3.5bn East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline that will eventually transport crude oil from Uganda…

UK to house first blue hydrogen power plant

The UK looks set to become home to the world’s first large-scale power station to burn…

Andrey Filatov – Chairman, Tuloma Investment Company

Tuloma Investment Company (TIC) specialises in investing in public and private assets in Russia. Established by…

Korean ESG boom passes new milestones

Korean ESGs: KB Asset Management (KBAM) is Korea’s oldest asset management firm, so news that, at…

Attila Kovács – Managing Partner, Horizon Development

Horizon Development has been offering  world-class, integrated professional real estate services since it was established in…

Alrosa: The diamond jewel in Russia’s crown

“Jewel in the crown” is a well-worn and frequently misused term, but in the case of…

Aleša Mižigojs – General Director, Medex

Established as a honey exporter in 1954 in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana in what was…

Thai Airways: Reaching New Heights

Each year, more than 17 million tourists and members of the international business community descend on…

Rare-earth minerals fears put Greenland elections in spotlight

Reports in The Times over the weekend that the UK is ramping up its efforts to secure…

Ark’s Space ETF goes stellar

A new space ETF which tracks US and global companies engaged in space exploration and innovation…

Fokion C. Karavias – CEO, Eurobank Ergasias

After several reincarnations since its launch as  Euromerchant Bank in 1990, Eurobank has established itself as…

Aramco and SABIC to lead $1.3trn Saudi diversification drive

Oil and petrochemical giants Aramco and SABIC are to spearhead a new $1.3trn Shareek (Partner) programme…

Muhammed Aziz Khan – Chairman, Summit Power International

Incorporated in Singapore, Summit Power International (SPI) is the largest Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Bangladesh.…

China-Iran deal adds new dimension to Middle East chess game

China-Iran deal. Billions of dollars of Chinese investment could be heading Iran’s way after the two…

Death of Magufuli casts shadow over EACOP pipeline

Uganda has suspended the launch of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project until next…

EU taxonomy rule book may classify gas as sustainable investment

Gas-fuelled plants that generate power as well as heating or cooling could be classified as sustainable…

Hurun billionaires defy pandemic with record growth

Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, eight new dollar billionaires were created on average each week…

EV potential makes Volkswagen Germany’s most valuable stock

Automotive giant Volkswagen yesterday overtook SAP as Germany’s most valuable listed company after its shares rose…

Record wind turbine orders defy COVID gloom

Driven primarily by some frenetic activity in the US and China as well as the relentless…

New $10bn UAE fund for Israeli ‘strategic sectors’

A new UAE fund worth $10bn is to be set up to finance developments in ‘strategic…

Vineyard Wind to breathe life into US clean energy sector

The 800 MW $3bn Vineyard Wind 1 Massachusetts offshore project edged closer to obtaining US Government…