Chile's Court Keeps Investment Tax Breaks, Kills Environmental Compensation Clause
Economy

Chile's Court Keeps Investment Tax Breaks, Kills Environmental Compensation Clause

Constitutional ruling leaves most investment invariability intact but strikes state compensation for revoked environment...

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Income Majors Under Review: Legal & General, GSK and Hill & Smith
Companies

Income Majors Under Review: Legal & General, GSK and Hill & Smith

A dividend-focused discussion weighs Legal & General's pensions pressure, GSK's £18bn R&D bet and Hill & Smith's US pivo...

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Robot Fleet Was on Track for Four Million Units by 2022 as Electronics Leads Growth
Technology

Robot Fleet Was on Track for Four Million Units by 2022 as Electronics Leads Growth

Nearly four million industrial robots were projected to be in use by 2022, triple the 2013 level, with China a third of ...

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Slovak GDP Growth Slows to 0.7% in Q2 as Investment Declines
Economy

Slovak GDP Growth Slows to 0.7% in Q2 as Investment Declines

Second-quarter GDP grew 0.7% year on year, the weakest pace in four quarters, as higher consumption offset falling inves...

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UK Growth Data Show AI Boom Is Beginning to Lift the Economy
Economy

UK Growth Data Show AI Boom Is Beginning to Lift the Economy

ONS figures show ICT and computer programming accounted for almost half of second-quarter UK growth, with hardware inves...

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Angola Puts $294m Into Cabinda Water, Launching First Water-Sector PPP
Politics

Angola Puts $294m Into Cabinda Water, Launching First Water-Sector PPP

The Angolan government plans a $294 million water-system overhaul in Cabinda by 2040, delegating management to a private...

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Regulatory Easing and Tech Trends Drive Online Gambling Growth
Markets

Regulatory Easing and Tech Trends Drive Online Gambling Growth

The global online gambling market, with revenues estimated above $50bn, is expanding at nearly 10% a year as more countr...

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How the Cybersecurity Market Exploded from $4B to Trillion-Dollar Estimates—and Where It’s Heading
Technology

How the Cybersecurity Market Exploded from $4B to Trillion-Dollar Estimates—and Where It’s Heading

Spending on cybersecurity has surged dramatically, from under $4 billion in 2004 to estimates above $1 trillion by 2018....

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Bry-sur-Marne Film Studios to Double Capacity in €100M Expansion After Axa Rescue
Companies

Bry-sur-Marne Film Studios to Double Capacity in €100M Expansion After Axa Rescue

Historic French studios embark on a six-soundstage buildout aiming to host blockbuster films and series, with on-site em...

Declan Byrne 👁 28 💬 0
SoftBank’s $64bn OpenAI bet turns the Japanese giant into a tech roulette
Companies

SoftBank’s $64bn OpenAI bet turns the Japanese giant into a tech roulette

Masayoshi Son has placed the biggest wager in his four-decade career: $64 billion for a 13% stake in OpenAI. As SoftBank...

Declan Byrne 👁 28 💬 0
SK Hynix Bets $38 Billion on AI Memory Boom with Two New Fabs
Technology

SK Hynix Bets $38 Billion on AI Memory Boom with Two New Fabs

The South Korean chip giant will build massive DRAM and NAND plants to feed AI demand, but production won't begin until ...

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Egypt Locks in Industrial Land Prices Until Mid-2027 Under New Cabinet Rules
Real Estate

Egypt Locks in Industrial Land Prices Until Mid-2027 Under New Cabinet Rules

The government sets fixed per-square-metre land rates, introduces three tenure options, and tightens project completion ...

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Five Proposals to Stop the ‘Silent Erosion’ of German Industry
Economy

Five Proposals to Stop the ‘Silent Erosion’ of German Industry

A leading German daily warns that politically self-inflicted investment weakness is eroding the country’s research-inten...

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Dutch Economy Turns More Negative in July as Investment Slump Offsets Export Gains
Economy

Dutch Economy Turns More Negative in July as Investment Slump Offsets Export Gains

Nine of thirteen CBS Business Cycle Tracer indicators sit below trend; exports and household spending still grow, but in...

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Border Ambitions: How Norte de Santander Plans to Become a Binational Business Hub
Politics

Border Ambitions: How Norte de Santander Plans to Become a Binational Business Hub

Colombia’s Norte de Santander department is betting on its strategic location and a potential thaw in Venezuela relation...

Sinead Brennan 👁 31 💬 0
Investment Returns to Colombia's Economic Agenda as New Government Sets First 100-Day Tone
Economy

Investment Returns to Colombia's Economic Agenda as New Government Sets First 100-Day Tone

The incoming administration signals a shift toward fiscal discipline and regulatory clarity to attract capital into ener...

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Colombia's Expat Business Voice Sets Tough Policy Test for New President
Politics

Colombia's Expat Business Voice Sets Tough Policy Test for New President

A commentary from Colombians abroad urges the incoming government to detail how it will tackle insecurity, infrastructur...

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Egypt and Kenya Target Infrastructure and Logistics Deals as Ties Deepen
Politics

Egypt and Kenya Target Infrastructure and Logistics Deals as Ties Deepen

Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdellaty and Kenya's Vice President Kithure Kindiki discussed broadening cooperation in ...

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Tata Power Breaks Ground on ₹5,750 Crore Wind-Solar Hybrid in Andhra Pradesh
Companies

Tata Power Breaks Ground on ₹5,750 Crore Wind-Solar Hybrid in Andhra Pradesh

The 800 MW project, combining 400 MW wind and 400 MW solar, will create 4,000 jobs and advance India’s clean energy tran...

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Japan Scraps Budget Caps, Creates ‘Strong and Rich Japan’ Investment Framework
Politics

Japan Scraps Budget Caps, Creates ‘Strong and Rich Japan’ Investment Framework

Tokyo forecasts 0.9% real GDP growth in FY2026, 1.1% in FY2027, and launches a dedicated domestic investment window, end...

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Colombia’s wealth tax has raised COP 49 trillion over 20 years – but its economic role is smaller than it seems
Economy

Colombia’s wealth tax has raised COP 49 trillion over 20 years – but its economic role is smaller than it seems

Revenue from the wealth and equity tax reached COP 49 trillion between 2006 and 2025. In the first half of 2026, COP 776...

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Peter Schiff Admits Bitcoin Regret, But Sticks to Bearish Call
News

Peter Schiff Admits Bitcoin Regret, But Sticks to Bearish Call

Long-time Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff says he regrets not buying the cryptocurrency earlier, yet warns others may soon r...

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Valparaíso Port Expansion Approved After 12-Year Environmental Standoff
Logistics

Valparaíso Port Expansion Approved After 12-Year Environmental Standoff

Chile's Committee of Ministers has cleared the Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso expansion, unlocking a US$380 million inves...

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Nvidia Makes ‘Substantial’ Investment in Ilya Sutskever’s AI Lab SSI
Technology

Nvidia Makes ‘Substantial’ Investment in Ilya Sutskever’s AI Lab SSI

Nvidia has formed a long-term alliance with Safe Superintelligence, founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, making ...

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Egypt's Minister Pitches Renewable Energy Investment to Global Ambassadors, Eyes Regional Hub Status
Energy

Egypt's Minister Pitches Renewable Energy Investment to Global Ambassadors, Eyes Regional Hub Status

Electricity Minister Mahmoud Esmat briefed Egyptian diplomats on a drive to hit 45% renewable generation by 2028, a new ...

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