Green tariffs: what are they and why do they matter?
They are considered a means of levelling the playing field between countries with differing commitments to cutting carbon
EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports
Countries that fail to decarbonise industries such as iron and steel face an effective carbon tax
World’s poorest countries’ debt interest payments rise 35%, report says
Report’s author, the World Bank, states concern over poor countries’ increasing spending on debt
New York and Singapore top the list of world’s most expensive cities in 2022
Sydney sneaks into Top 10 as rising energy prices send inflation soaring globally, Economist Intelligence Unit survey finds
Covid’s still a big issue for China – and that’s trouble for global economy
The economic outlook for China is not good however its leaders respond to anti-lockdown protests
Conflict of interest: have low cash rates created the ‘everything bubble’?
In new book The Price of Time, economist Edward Chancellor explores the role central banks have played in the snowballing challenges of the past quarter century
Rich nations have promised to pay for the climate crisis – but will they?
For too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored, says Gordon Brown, WHO ambassador for global health financing
UN agrees global tax rules resolution giving developing nations greater say
UN gains mandate for talks next year that could bring reforms to existing tax policy and new convention
UK to be second weakest performer of world’s big economies next year – OECD
Most countries’ forecasts cut as Ukraine war prompts ‘largest energy crisis since the 1970s’
G20’s dysfunctional family show little sign of working together in a crisis
Communique unlikely to stretch beyond usual platitudes despite the need for a global plan for recovery
TechScape: Inside the $8bn FTX crypto scandal – and its real-world impact
Sam Bankman-Fried was what everyone wanted a crypto billionaire to be – until things began to go very, very wrong
Global corporations ‘cheating public out of billions in tax’, say campaigners
Tax Justice Network says countries lose $89bn a year by allowing anonymity over use of tax havens
Climate-focused reform of World Bank could be done in a year, says Al Gore
Former US vice-president says bank should refocus its spending and end its role in ‘fossil fuel colonialism’
Herman Daly obituary
Pioneering ecological economist who foresaw the catastrophic effects of unlimited economic growth
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX files for bankruptcy protection in US
Founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO and tells of shock ‘to see things unravel the way they did’