SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
While many countries are moving away from using coal to consign its use to history, China continues to increase its consumption. This commitment to coal seems to contradict China's impressive successes in green technologies and poses a threat to global efforts to combat climate ch...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that China will produce one-third of the world's electricity next year. China's ever expanding power grid is driving growth in its manufacturing industry, which in turn affects the economies of its trading partners such as the USA, Europe, and Japan. Fu...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Economists warn of a significant risk of recession in the Old World due to problems in energy supply chains.
The quarterly study 'Review of Economic Experts', conducted by economists from the German economic institute Ifo and the Institute of Swiss Economic Policy (IWP), suppor...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The trust of German businesses in Chancellor Scholz and his government is diminishing rapidly. Siegfried Russwurm, the of the Federal Association of German Industry (BDI), has criticized Scholz's energy policy as 'absolutely toxic'.
In an interview with the Financial Times (FT)...
By Rhod Mackenzie
There are always critics, often Russian expats, who rush to prove their satisfaction with the taste of Parmesan, refrain from complaining about food, and ignore crowds of indignant Europeans outside the window. They seem to enjoy such decay, except for the rising prices, ridiculo...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Europe and Russia started 2024 on different paths. Germany, the EU's largest economy, has experienced a record decline in its locomotive industry over the past three years. Conversely, Russia's locomotive industry has soared to its highest level in the last seven years, despite W...
