By bne IntelliNews Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has annexed the largest piece of territory in Europe since those taken by Nazi Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler. In a televised address on September 30, Putin proclaimed the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk…
bneGREEN: Fit for 55 – not fit for purpose
By Richard Lockhart in Edinburgh The EU’s efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 are woefully inadequate and unable to contain global warming to the 1.5°C target, with reductions of up to 77% needed instead to stand any chance of averting a cli…
Hungary’s forint slides to new low after central bank ends tightening cycle
By Tamas Csonka in Budapest Hungary’s forint plummeted to historically weak levels against the euro and the dollar on concerns about the National Bank (MNB) ending its tightening policy too early on September 27. There are also worries over the country…
Regime’s response to Iran protests strands digital economy in social media ‘desert’
By bne IntelIiNews The damage done to Iran’s digital economy by the authorities’ throttling and blacking out of the internet and social media in the face of the deadly unrest that has swept the country in the past two weeks is immense. That’s the worry…