High interest rates and soaring building costs have drastically reduced the demand for new buildings in Europe. So far, ongoing projects and a heightened focus on sustainability have prevented construction volumes from shrinking, but we’re expecting to see a steep decline begin to emerge in 2024
Geopolitics
Kyiv Independent: State predation threatens to derail Ukraine’s war effort
State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or taking over companies at a fraction of their value – have been a feature of Ukrainian business […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: ‘EU, Stop soy becoming the new palm oil!’
The EU is encouraging forest destruction in the Amazon and Latin America through its biofuels policy, a new study has found. T&E says the findings mean a change to EU biofuels policy is now a […]
Media
Semafor: Inside the high-stakes clash for control of Ukraine’s story
Journalists covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine are engaged in a running, low-grade conflict with the Ukrainian government, which many believe uses access and accreditation to shape their stories. Read HERE
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