Wagner, conflict and poverty drive Central African Republic death rate above crisis levels: but where’s the aid?: The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its GDP per capita in 2022 was estimated at US$ 491 per year. The nation of roughly 5 million people has been in political …
How the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes are filtering through to your finances: The Bank of England, London. Claudio Divizia/Shutterstock The Bank of England has increased interest rates to 5.25%, a level not seen since April 2008 and markedly higher than the all-time lows of 0.1% seen less than two years ago. In fact, …
Interest rate hikes are not the only tool to fight UK inflation – here’s what the government should do: Over the past year, interest rates have been rising rapidly around the world. The post-COVID economic recovery and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused inflation to reach 10% or more in many countries. Central banks in the …
Why the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes aren’t slowing inflation enough and what that means for mortgages: Consumer price inflation stuck at 8.7% in May, defying expectations of a slowdown and making a further rise in UK interest rates inevitable. The May figures came out the day before the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy …
Bank of England interest rate rise: why this could be the last increase for a while: The Bank of England, London. cristapper/Shutterstock The Bank of England has increased its benchmark interest rate to 4.5% – the seventh rise since May 2022, when the base rate was just 1%. It is now at the highest level …
Nigeria has Africa’s highest malaria death rate – progress is being made, but it’s not enough: Lagos residents use art to draw attention to the gaps in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Malaria is a major public health problem and can be life-threatening. The disease, mostly found in …
It’ll take 150 years to map Africa’s biodiversity at the current rate. We can’t protect what we don’t know: Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique's is just one of the continent's under-mapped biodiversity areas. Harith Omar Morgadinho Farooq The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Programme wrote: …
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British pubs are closing at an alarming rate – but the hospitality sector is fighting back: Raise a glass to your local this winter. roman synkevych / unsplash, CC BY-SA A licensed venue closed every hour in Britain during the third quarter of 2022 and the nation’s pubs are “vanishing” at an alarming rate. Such …
Is your fixed broadband bill about to go up? How to protect yourself from inflation-busting rate hikes: astarot / Shutterstock Inflation has caused the sharpest rise in food prices in the UK in 40 years, the latest official figures show. But it’s not just food costs that are soaring – or energy prices, for that …
UK interest rate rise: what the Bank of England’s historic hike means for your money: Households will feel the effect of rate rises as the Bank of England tries to slow inflation. New Africa / Shutterstock The Bank of England has raised its base rate by 0.5 percentage points, the largest single upward jump in …
Corporation tax: why plans to set a global rate are too complicated and need a new approach: Shutterstock/metamorworks Back in 2021, the world’s richest countries announced plans to agree and enforce a minimum rate of corporation tax. The idea was to solve the problem of large companies generating huge revenues but paying very little tax …
The latest Bank of England rate rise won’t do much to tackle inflation – here’s what could work: There wasn’t much dramatic tension as markets waited for the Bank of England’s latest decision on interest rates. The fifth monthly quarter-point hike in a row was largely expected, taking the base rate to 1.25% in June …
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South Africa’s carbon tax rate goes up but emitters get more time to clean up: South Africa's carbon tax is in line with the international 'polluter pays' principle. Willem Cronje via shutterstock Following a decade of consultation and public debates, South Africa introduced a carbon tax in June 2019. Treasury faced strong opposition, especially from …