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Natural gas prices in Europe rose 15% in October and touched an eight month high last week as the cooler weather, in addition to other fundamentals, supported the commodity.

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Markets

High interest rates and weak demand hit Europe's economy

European markets were higher on Tuesday as investors digested a raft of economic data from across the Eurozone, as well as more corporate updates, including BP's latest earnings.

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Climate

What is COP28, who is going and why does it matter?

After a record-shattering year, the world is looking to the United Nations conference in the UAE this week to put us on a safer path.

28/10/2023

Climate

Loss and damage fund: Why haven’t countries worked it out yet?

The US and other developed nations have been accused of ‘playing hard ball’ with climate victims, as talks ended in failure.

23/10/2023

World News

Euroviews. It is high time we helped the Global South deal with loss and damage

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27/09/2023

Climate

UN kicks off ‘no nonsense’ climate summit without biggest polluters

Crediting ‘fighters and trailblazers’, the UN climate summit is giving the floor to the world’s most ambitious governments.

20/09/2023

Green News

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08/09/2023

Green News

Tax fossil fuels to fund climate action, African leaders say

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07/09/2023

Green News

World is 'losing the race' to meet climate goals, COP28 president says

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05/09/2023

Green News

These banks have poured trillions of euros into fossil fuel expansion

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04/09/2023

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European Central Bank hikes interest rates to highest level since 2000

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27/07/2023

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05/07/2023

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'Turning point': EU and UK strike deal to boost financial cooperation

The European Union and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed an agreement, long-awaited for by London, to boost cooperation on financial services.

27/06/2023

World News

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It’s time to take sustainable banks seriously by including them in the sustainable finance agenda and providing them with platforms to express their views in all EU financial decision-making and advisory bodies, Tom Cummings writes.

22/06/2023

France

Climate protest in Paris ahead of finance summit

Activists have transformed the Eiffel Tower into an apparent wind turbine to send a message to leaders ahead of a summit on helping developing nations meet the financial challenges of climate change.

21/06/2023

Climate

Six months on from COP27, what has - or hasn’t - been achieved?

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12/05/2023

Money

JPMorgan to take over deposits of troubled First Republic Bank

After Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, First Republic is the third midsize bank in the US to fail in just two months.

01/05/2023

Economy

After market turmoil, EU revamps rules for bailing out mid-size banks

The latest proposal from the European Commission comes on the heels of financial turmoil caused by the collapse of three US banks.

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Money

First Citizens Bank to buy collapsed Silicon Valley Bank

All of SVB's deposits and loans will be taken over by its rival First Citizens Bank, US regulators said late on Sunday.

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