At last year's US Africa leaders summit in Washington the US signed an historic memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to develop an electric vehicle battery supply chain.
Environment
Jan 9, 2023
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An increasingly connected world and a strong digital economy have made it easier for multinational companies to have investments in multiple countries. This investment, where the company buys a controlling stake in a foreign ...
Economics & Business
Jan 5, 2023
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Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering—from homes, businesses and landfills—up to 60% of all plastics which are then recycled. These workers do more than any other people to prevent plastic ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2022
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"Forever chemicals" are everywhere. The thousands of chemicals in the group known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are found in cookware, packaging, cosmetics, clothing, carpet, electronics, firefighting ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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Billion-pound tax dodging companies behave like "parasites," robbing from the poor on a grand scale, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Apr 5, 2022
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Researchers in Hong Kong and the UK have found that a $1 investment in bribery returns $6–9 in terms of company value, with more money paid to an authority resulting in greater benefits. However, those benefits decrease ...
Economics & Business
Feb 7, 2022
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Migration has always been a regular feature of human existence, but these days it is more visible—and politicized—than ever. A 2016 survey found the vast majority of people (80%) would welcome refugees, in agreement with ...
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2022
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Strategies that not only conform to science but also consider the cultural context of countries are key to fighting future pandemics, according to researchers from Simon Fraser University and two U.S. universities.
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2021
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A recent study finds U.S. companies that have a substantial number of employees in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates are more likely than their peers to "artificially" locate earnings in those jurisdictions—and ...
Economics & Business
Aug 9, 2021
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In the field of international business research, lobbying is considered a legitimate and legal political action conducted in a developed economy. Bribery, on the other hand, is seen as an outright corrupt practice in an emerging ...
Economics & Business
May 18, 2021
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