[:en]A delayed Federal Reserve rate hike, turmoil in global equity markets... and now increased expectations for a downturn in the U.S. The probability that the world's biggest economy will enter a recession in the next 12 months jumped to 15 percent, its highest level since October 2013, according to economists surveyed Oct. 2-7 by ... Read More

[:en]The narrative around renewable energy sources is typically framed almost entirely in terms of their contribution to reducing carbon emissions and thereby providing a means to tackle climate change. From this perspective, the drive for renewables is inseparably linked to international negotiations over reducing carbon emissions, which will come to ... Read More

[:en]Received wisdom maintains that financial market volatility has a direct impact on the likelihood of a financial crisis. Perhaps the best expression of this is Minsky’s (1982) hypothesis that economic agents observing low financial risk are induced to increase risk-taking, which in turn may lead to a crisis. This is the ... Read More

[:en][metaslider id=2179]A Dubai-based start-up that improves delivery rates for e-commerce firms and promises a more reliable service for consumers has taken a high-profile investor on board. Fetchr, a shipping and logistics start-up co-founded by Joy Ajlouny and Idriss Al Rifai, received an investment of an undisclosed amount from Mobily Ventures, the ... Read More