East-West Connect Kazakhstan’s digital economy: Fintech growth, cashless payments, and cybercrime prevention In partnership with MDQ In this episode of East-West Connect, we look at Kazakhstan’s fintech growth, its shift toward cashless payments, and efforts to combat cybercrime through international collaboration. 15/01/2025
Europe News IBAN discrimination still harms consumers, says EU auditors From February 2021 to September 2023, consumers reported almost 3,500 cases of alleged IBAN discrimination on the 'Accept My IBAN platform', mostly in France and Spain, accounting for 31% and 21% of all cases respectively. 09/01/2025
Markets New year, new habits? A guide to investing that covers the basics As we say goodbye to 2024, you may be making resolutions for the new year. If improving your finances is on the agenda, investing could be a good place to start. 01/01/2025
Cinema Global box office projected to hit $33billion in 2025 The Avatar, Marvel and Mission: Impossible franchises are projected to be key drivers for 2025, as well as James Gunn's 'Superman' and the 'Wicked' sequel. 20/12/2024
Green News COP29: Which countries will foot the $300bn climate finance deal? Developing nations slammed the deal as woefully inadequate but rich countries set to pay the bill praised it as ambitious. 05/12/2024
Markets Why the euro's seasonal December rally could be at risk this year December has traditionally been the euro's strongest month, with consistent gains driven by US dollar weakness. However, political instability in Europe, US tariff threats, and global geopolitical tensions may challenge the euro's usual seasonal rally this year. 04/12/2024
Green News Five key takeaways from the COP29 climate talks From the final deal to what happens next, here's what you might have missed at COP29. 25/11/2024
Green News COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning. 24/11/2024
Green News COP29: Azerbaijan proposes $250bn annual climate finance target The coming hours will reveal whether this is enough to placate developing countries and small-island states. 22/11/2024
Green News COP29: $250 billion climate finance proposal slammed by activists Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. 22/11/2024
Living Why 'greening' your money could be essential to fight climate change A sustainable pension or better banking may be a more effective way of cutting your carbon footprint than not flying. 21/11/2024
Green News 'Clearly unacceptable': EU unconvinced by COP29 compromise proposal Azerbaijan’s first bid for a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations, though it says a ‘breakthrough’ is imminent. 21/11/2024
Europe News EU must keep 'urgency' of digital euro process, says ECB project lead Evelien Witlox, project director for the digital euro at the European Central Bank, discusses how the proposal is progressing, how the currency would work in practice, and what the key concerns are at this stage. 21/11/2024
Green News COP29: Negotiations come down to the wire on new climate finance goal Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. 21/11/2024
Green News COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on climate deal As negotiators await Azerbaijan’s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same. 20/11/2024
Green News Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much. 20/11/2024
Green News COP29: EU wins Fossil of the Day award at UN climate conference Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. 20/11/2024
Green News COP29: Small island states ‘feel abandoned’ as climate talks grind on Representative for small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29. 19/11/2024
World News Climate finance takes centre stage at COP29 "Azerbaijan's COP is about finance," said Hikmet Hajiyev, the president's foreign policy adviser, in an interview with Euronews. 19/11/2024
Green News ‘Tax the mega rich’: Who could foot the COP29 climate bill? “It makes common sense to tax mega polluters and the mega-rich to ensure that we have the money needed for climate action at home and globally” according to one campaigner. 18/11/2024