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Global Wealth Tax: A Potential $2 Trillion Boost for Climate Action

August 20, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Global Wealth Tax: A Potential $2 Trillion Boost for Climate Action

Governments worldwide could raise over $2 trillion by adopting Spain’s wealth tax model, according to the Tax Justice Network. This additional revenue could play a crucial role in funding climate transition initiatives. The concept of […]

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Soaring Sugar Prices and The Global Economic Impact

November 23, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Soaring Sugar Prices and The Global Economic Impact

The world is currently facing a significant surge in sugar prices, reaching levels unseen since 2011. This escalation, largely due to reduced global supplies following unfavorable weather in key sugar-exporting countries like India and Thailand, […]

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The World This Week: 20th March

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Africa’s Economic Decline: Devastating Impact of Climate Change

March 21, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Africa’s Economic Decline: Devastating Impact of Climate Change

Africa could be facing a significant economic decline, and climate change is playing a crucial role. Severe weather conditions like cyclones, floods, and droughts are devastating African countries, forcing them to spend between 2% and […]

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The World This Week: 13th March

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The World This Week: 6th March

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The World This Week: 27th February

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Is Germany’s ice wine production the latest victim of global warming?

March 3, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Is Germany’s ice wine production the latest victim of global warming?

For the first time in years (perhaps ever!), a warm winter in Germany has led to all German vineyards unable to produce the expensive and popular alcoholic drink known as ice wine. Ice wine is […]

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Study suggests that one-third of all plant and animal species could be extinct by 2070

February 14, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Study suggests that one-third of all plant and animal species could be extinct by 2070

A recent report by a team of US scientists at the University of Arizona has suggested that owing to the climate crisis, the world could see a dramatic extinction of over a third of all […]

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February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

April 15, 2025 Comments Off on U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

It’s a dramatic move—but one the U.K. government believes is essential for national economic security. In an extraordinary step, the government has taken control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant under emergency legislation to prevent its […]

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Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

May 13, 2025 Comments Off on Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

Nigeria’s economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in Q4 2024, marking its fastest expansion in a decade. According to the World Bank, the full-year growth rate reached 3.6% and is expected to continue in 2025. This is […]

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