Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Analysis-Hedging climate risk a COP28 focus for poorer countries
By Alessandro Parodi, Simon Jessop and Libby George GDANSK/LONDON (Reuters) - Low-income countries are struggling to access insurance, catastrophe bonds and other hedging mechanisms that could help pr...
Nov 30, 2023
UAE set to announce $30 billion climate finance fund at COP28 -sources
By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Simon Jessop DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is preparing to announce a new $30 billion climate-focused investment fund during COP28 with backing from some of the wo...
Nov 30, 2023
Trump’s gag order reinstated by court in NY civil fraud case
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appellate court on Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers from making public statements about court...
Nov 30, 2023
Britain’s King Charles in UAE to urge action on climate at COP28
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles began a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, during which he will advocate for greater global action and accountability on clim...
Nov 30, 2023
Bahrain wealth fund Mumtalakat anchoring Investcorp $750 million climate fund
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp is launching a $750 million climate fund, anchored by sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat. The fund, Climate Solutions Partners, will ...
Nov 30, 2023
Zimbabwe sees economic growth falling in 2024 due to drought
By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) -Zimbabwe's economic growth is expected to fall to 3.5% in 2024 from 5.5% this year, mainly due to an anticipated drought caused by El Nino, Finance Minister Mthuli...
Nov 30, 2023
Exclusive-World’s top MDBs to launch debt-for-nature swap ‘task force’ – sources
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The world's top multilateral development banks are set to launch a global "task force" at the COP28 climate summit in the coming days to scale up the number and size of...
Nov 30, 2023
Yellen tours North Carolina lithium plant to bolster Biden’s case on US economy
By David Lawder and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen travels to North Carolina on Thursday to tout hundreds of billions of dollars worth of new clean energy investment...
Nov 30, 2023
Embattled Rep. George Santos says expulsion attempt is ‘bullying’
By Makini Brice and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indicted U.S. Representative George Santos on Thursday struck a defiant note ahead of an expected vote to expel him from Congress and said he w...
Nov 30, 2023
UAE leads climate disaster fund contributions with $100 million pledge
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will contribute $100 million to a new climate disaster fund, UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said on Thursday, leading a combined contribution...
Nov 30, 2023
