The Swiss National Bank (SNB) was urged to divest from oil and gas fracking companies on Monday, when climate activists handed over a petition signed by 60,000 people demanding the Swiss central…
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine – Reuters
Spain has decided to send a small number of missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. According to Reuters, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday that…
China, Malaysia are shaping agricultural trade future
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, on Sunday, met with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Li expressed China’s willingness to enhance…
New buses have finally started operating in Balkhash
The Akimat of Balkhash and the carrier were able to agree on the amount of subsidies for socially important routes, and new buses went on line for the first time, reports the…
Why People In Their 50s And 60s Are the Hottest Hires For 2024
According to The Hill more than a third of the U.S. workforce is now over 50, and this figure is set to grow. This statistic is reflective of changes in social security…
Kazakh seaborne coal exports surge
In January-September 2022, Kazakh seaborne coal exports surged to 6.6 mio t (+3.1 mio t, or +85.6% y-o-y). Total coal exports from Kazakhstan amounted to 24.7 mio t (+1.9 mio t or…
Gold Miner Polymetal to Exit Russia in $3.7 Billion Deal
Precious metals miner Polymetal is looking for an exit from Russia in order to avoid nationalization or other forms of expropriation and agreed to sell its Russian unit in a deal valuing…
Germany brings back 10GW of coal fired power
In October Germany will bring back 10GW of coal fired power stations to the grid, which will add 2mt of coal demand per month. The market has…
Zelensky reminds world of Russian nuclear threat on Chornobyl anniversary
President Volodymyr Zelensky has used the anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on April 26 to highlight the continuing threat Russia poses while the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is “held hostage” by Moscow’s…
Kazakhstan Fines Oil Firm for One of the Largest Emissions of Methane in History
A state environmental agency in Kazakhstan has fined an oil company in the west of the country $780,000 over a prolonged fire at one of its fields last year that caused one…