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Lagarde takes the lead as central banks come to fore 18 Nov 2019 - 07:52 pm
Christine Lagarde is set to deliver her first major speech as European Central Bank president on Friday, with investors on the lookout for clues of her policy initiatives and communication style
In rare ‘wake-up call’, Berlin urged to massively boost investment 18 Nov 2019 - 06:44 pm
Soggy wet from the rain, autumnal coloured leaves lay on the ground on November 17, 2019 in Berlin. AFP / David Gannon
Airbus says zero-carbon regional jet may arrive as soon as 2030 17 Nov 2019 - 11:48 pm
Fiji Airways CEO and managing director Andre Viljoen (C), DAE Capital president Dave Houlihan (C-R), Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer (3rd from R), Fiji Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communication Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (4th from L
Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge? 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
Nescafe coffee products of Nestle sit on the shelf at a CVS Pharmacy store, May 7, 2018, in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP
Brands urged to think bigger on saving forests as 2020 goal looms 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
After environmentalists staged a series of high-profile campaigns against large corporate users of agricultural commodities, urging them to protect forests, the 400 members of the Paris-based Consumer Goods Forum agreed in 2010 to use only supplies that d
UK urged to give women right to know what male colleagues earn 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
A museum employe walks past a large photograph of a manga store in Japan during a press preview for the exhibition Manga at the British Museum in London on May 22, 2019. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm
Pierre Forte (R)  founder CEO of Pragma Industries and Alexandre Blanc (L) operations director, check an Alpha bike at the Pragma Industries factory in Biarritz, France, January 15, 2018. Reuters / Regis Duvignau
Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuse 14 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
A visitor speaks on his mobile phone during the Mobile World Congress on the third day of the MWC in Barcelona on March 1, 2017. AFP / Josep Lago
Steel royalty no more, Thyssenkrupp sells itself off to survive 13 Nov 2019 - 10:43 am
This file photo taken on December 11, 2012 shows a general view of the headquarters of German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp AG in Essen, western Germany. AFP / PATRIK STOLLARZ
Italian insurer Generali seeks art market leadership 13 Nov 2019 - 01:14 am
CEO Generali Germany and global sponsor Arte Generali, Giovanni Liverani, Italian artist, Maurizio Cattelan, Generali Group CEO, Philippe Donnet and Italian creative director and photographer, Oliviero Toscani pose during the launch of
L'Oreal, Nestle score big at Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping fest 13 Nov 2019 - 01:14 am
This photo taken on November 11, 2019 shows workers sorting out packages at a delivery company warehouse on
Boeing says Latin America needs 2,960 planes by 2038 12 Nov 2019 - 09:53 pm
A LATAM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner having arrived from Chile on its very first revenue flight is being towed from Terminal 8 to Cargo Area B to be parked for the day until its return flight via Peru (Wikimedia Commons)
Dairy farmers of America wants to buy Dean Foods but others may too 12 Nov 2019 - 09:53 pm
Representative image (Reuters / Francois Lenoir)
Chicken 'billionaire' Poland is Europe's poultry king 12 Nov 2019 - 05:40 pm
Thousands of chickens are seen in a chicken coop, in Kondrajec Panski, Poland on October 1, 2019.  AFP / Wojtek Radwanski
Huawei to give staff $286 mln bonus for helping it ride out US curbs 12 Nov 2019 - 11:33 am
People visit the stand of Chinese telecom giant Huawei during the Web Summit in Lisbon on November 6, 2019. AFP / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
New H&M tagline sparks outcry over gender violence association 11 Nov 2019 - 09:10 pm
The logo of H&M is seen at the launch of a collection by Italian designer Giambattista Valli for H&M in Paris, France, November 7, 2019. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
After $9 billion writedown, Mexicans fume over airport chaos 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm
Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. Reuters / Henry Romero
World Bank's regional chief raises alarm on Lebanese economy 08 Nov 2019 - 07:22 pm
A Lebanese flag hangs from a building in downtown Beirut, November 21, 2017. Reuters / Aziz Taher