World economy
With floods and electricity shortages, South Africa’s economy is threatening to go into reverse
DURBAN, South Africa – April 16, 2022: Massive debris at the Durban harbor following heavy rains, mudslides, rain and winds in Durban. The harbour serves as a bulwark for the economy of the city of Durban. RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images South Africa’s economy picked up momentum in the first quarter of the year, but […]
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Education is important, ‘but the money does not seem to add up,’ says UNESCO
The amount spent on financing education doesn’t match the view that education is important, said Priyadarshani Joshi, a research officer on UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report team. Nobody would argue that education isn’t important, “but the money does not seem to add up,” Joshi told CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia last Friday as she spoke about […]
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Russia threatens ‘retaliatory steps’ if Finland joins NATO
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses a rally at the Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow, late on March 4, 2012. Dmitry Astakhov | AFP | Getty Images Russia has slammed Finland’s plans to apply to join NATO imminently, claiming it would “be forced” to retaliate if the long-neutral country joined the military […]
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Coach owner Tapestry cuts profit outlook as China lockdowns dent demand
Customers walk past a Coach store at Shanghai New World Daimaru department store on August 12, 2019 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Coach owner Tapestry on Thursday trimmed its profit outlook for the fiscal year 2022 with lockdowns in China poised to dent consumer demand of its high-end purses […]
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Dubai Airports passenger traffic may reach pre-Covid levels in 2024, CEO says
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, says the “extremely encouraging” results from the first quarter of 2022 caused the company to revise its forecast for passenger traffic upward. Some flight routes have exceeded pre-Covid traffic levels, he says. Source
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China won’t have a ‘normal’ economy without tackling Covid first, senior Chinese official says
Shanghai and Beijing have retained, if not tightened, many Covid-related restrictions on business and travel. In this picture, workers disinfect a residential community on May 11, 2022, in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Getting the pandemic under control is a prerequisite for a “normal” functioning economy, […]
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Dubai Airports passenger traffic may reach pre-Covid levels earlier than expected, CEO says
Air passenger traffic in Dubai may reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, a year earlier than previously expected, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images Air passenger traffic in Dubai may reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, a year earlier than previously expected, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said. “We recorded […]
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European markets close higher despite hot U.S. inflation data; Stoxx 600 up 1.6%
LONDON — European stocks closed higher Wednesday, with investors largely shrugging off hotter-than-expected inflation data out of the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed up 1.6%, with autos jumping 3.6% to lead gains as all sectors traded in positive territory except health care, which fell 1.2%. The gains in Europe come after some choppy […]
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Shanghai’s big automakers saw production plunge by 75% in April after lockdowns began
Although Shanghai began in mid-April to prioritize several hundred companies for resuming work, foreign business organizations have said that doesn’t mean the factories can operate at full capacity. Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Auto production plunged in April as Covid lockdowns halted nearly all non-essential business in the metropolis of […]
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China’s consumer prices hit a six-month high as Covid prompts locals to stock up on food
Fresh vegetable prices rose by 24% year-on-year in April as consumers stocked up to prepare for potential stay-home orders. Pictured here is a delivery driver for Alibaba’s Hema Fresh supermarket in Beijing on May 10, 2022. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer and producer prices rose more than expected in […]
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