Category: PMN Business

Oct 19

China’s Polluters Take Steps to Meet EU’s Carbon Tax Challenge

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business China’s environment ministry is asking large industrial polluters to tighten up their emissions reporting, as it adopts the procedures necessary to expand its national carbon market and prepare Chinese industry for the European Union’s carbon tax. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Bloomberg News Published Oct 18, 2023  •  3 […]
Oct 18

China Tells Gas Suppliers to Fill Storage Tanks Ahead of Winter

Article content (Bloomberg) — China’s regulator has asked its biggest state-owned natural gas suppliers to fill up storage facilities heading into the peak winter heating season, underscoring risks from rising geopolitical tensions to the nation’s energy security.  The National Energy Administration said China’s demand for gas is increasing and, while the domestic market is “generally […]
Oct 18

Down, but not out: Two Argentine political veterans seek to thwart upstart firebrand

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Daniel Politi Published Oct 18, 2023  •  4 minute read Join the conversation Article content BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich adapted shrewdly over their combined seven decades in Argentine politics. It remains to […]
Oct 18

China’s Xi promises more market openness and new investments for Belt and Road projects

Article content BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping promised greater access to China’s market for international firms and new financing exceeding $100 billion for other developing economies as he opened a forum Wednesday on his signature Belt and Road infrastructure policy. The initiative has built power plants, roads, railroads and ports around the world […]
Oct 17

Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

Article content FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines are not added or refurbished in the next few years, the International Energy Agency said. The Paris-based organization said […]
Oct 17

Donald Trump is returning to his civil fraud trial, but star witness Michael Cohen won’t be there

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Michael R. Sisak Published Oct 17, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation FILE – Former President Donald Trump, center, sits in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, […]
Oct 16

Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda’s leader wants a ban

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Rodney Muhumuza Published Oct 16, 2023  •  4 minute read Join the conversation Article content KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda’s capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting […]