Business : Page 19

UK: Mayor of Greater Manchester express grave concerns about impact of digital switchover on residents

March 29, 2024 Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, last week joined other Mayors from across the country in expressing grave concerns about the impact of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) retirement, also known as the digital switchover, on vulnerable people.

Slovakia shuts down its last coal plant

March 29, 2024 The last coal-fired power plant in Slovakia shuts down production ending the era of coal in Slovakia.

Carriers declare force majeure after Baltimore bridge incident

March 29, 2024 The Port of Baltimore is closed indefinitely due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge.

Netherlands is EU’s largest beer exporter, Belgium exports most fries

March 29, 2024 Both the Netherlands and Belgium are major exporters of beer, frozen potato products (particularly potato fries) and chocolate.

Baltimore union fears loss of 2,400 jobs on bridge collapse

March 29, 2024 The Baltimore bridge collapse is poised to leave thousands without work and there’s no firm plan yet about how to help them, the local president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said.

Brazilian built submarine with French technology launched

March 28, 2024 The presidents of France and Brazil on Wednesday launched a submarine built in the South American country with French technology in a program that aims to build Brazil\'s first nuclear powered submarine by the end of the decade.

South Korea, Japan to develop satellite navigation systems

March 28, 2024 South Korea and Japan will cooperate in the development and operations of regional satellite navigation systems in East Asia, Seoul said on Tuesday.

Tunisia: European Union supports construction of new bridge in Bizerte

March 28, 2024 The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides financing of €123 million towards the Bizerte bridge project in Tunisia.

EBRD and Erste approve financing for new windfarm in Serbia

March 28, 2024 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), together with Erste Group Bank AG and its local bank Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad (Erste), have approved a financing package worth €91.4 million for the construction of a new windfarm in Serbia, which will be built by Enlight Renewable Energy (Enlight).

EBRD loan to support shopping centres in Türkiye’s earthquake-hit region

March 28, 2024 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of €30 million to Kahramanmaraş Piazza shopping centre, a special purpose vehicle that is fully owned by Rönesans Gayrimenkul Yatırım A.Ş. (RGY).

2023 set new record in renewables deployment

March 27, 2024 Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3 870 Gigawatts (GW) globally.

Botswana stops multinational companies from importing oil for resale

March 27, 2024 Botswana Oil Limited announced on Tuesday that multinational oil companies will be banned from importing petroleum products into Botswana from April 1.