Category: Business

Addressing ministers at UN Headquarters in New York, he called for urgent action to rescue lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) amid war, inequality and fiscal strain. “Transformation is not only necessary – it is possible,” he declared, highlighting landmark commitments adopted in recent months: the Pandemic Agreement at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, pledges […]

On Monday, July 21, 2025, China officially confirmed it will host a top-level summit with the European Union in Beijing later this week, commemorating 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two sides. The summit, scheduled for July 24, will be co-chaired by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, with President Xi Jinping expected to meet European […]

On 18 July 2025, Minister of State Seán Canney TD, responsible for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, welcomed the full restoration of operations at Holyhead Port in Wales. The reopening follows extensive repairs to both berths damaged during Storm Darragh in December 2024, which had disrupted one of Ireland’s most critical maritime […]

On July 18, 2025, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) secured a decisive legal victory over ExxonMobil in a high-stakes arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), clearing the way for its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation. The ruling grants Chevron a coveted 30% stake in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, one of the world’s most prolific […]

On July 17, 2025, Chinese authorities warned they may block the proposed $23 billion sale of more than 40 global seaports—including key facilities near the Panama Canal—if Cosco Shipping, China’s state-owned maritime giant, is excluded from the transaction. The deal involves Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, which announced in March its intention to sell an […]

On July 17, 2025, Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES completed its $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat, forming a global powerhouse in satellite connectivity with a combined fleet of approximately 90 geostationary (GEO) and 30 medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites, alongside strategic access to low Earth orbit (LEO) capacity. 🌐 Expanded Capabilities and Market Reach The newly […]

But now, parts of the land have been restored. Crops are beginning to flourish and bees are buzzing around once again. The people responsible for this change are a hodgepodge group – former taxi drivers and miners, people who barely finished secondary school and some with higher education degrees. The unifying factor? Most have youth […]

However, persistent nutritional gaps and mounting environmental pressures reveal a complex path ahead, according to a new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – an influential international policy forum. The Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034, released on Tuesday, projects a six per cent increase in […]

The U.S. Department of State is today sanctioning a second China-based terminal operator, Guangsha Zhoushan Energy Group Co Ltd, which received at least eight Iranian crude oil cargos in the past several years.  The Department of State is also designating three vessel management companies for their involvement in the transport of Iranian petroleum and identifying […]

The UN’s key Sustainable Development Goals Report launched Monday by Secretary-General António Guterres, chronicles both progress and setbacks – showing that the world has made significant advances but is still drastically off-track to achieve its development goals by 2030. Seize the day “This report is more than a snapshot of today. It’s also a compass […]