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Talks for treaty on plastic pollution end without agreement
The fifth round of negotiations on the plastics treaty (INC-5.2) in...
Swiss Re sets up task force to monitor tariff impact
Chief Executive Officer Andreas Berger said he doesn’t see the...
Howden launches world first insurance innovation hub with £500m of delegated underwriting capacity
As new funding for the global insurtech sector continues to fall following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Howden Ventures has initially committed £10m of new funding to the sector, with a view to support at least five new startups over the next two years London:...
Multilateral development banks provide record climate finance
``But we need to do more. In Asia and the Pacific, home to many of the most climate-vulnerable countries, we will need to mobilize significant amounts of private sector finance to move from the billions to trillions required to cut greenhouse gas emissions and...
FM Sitharaman urges private sector to come forward and support SDGs
For the first time, during India's G20 Presidency, the agenda of Sustainable Finance has been extended to cover financing for SDGs, in addition to Climate Finance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Marrakesh: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday...
Hackers hit aid groups responding to Israel and Gaza crisis
"There's a lot of DDoS attacks happening now, focused on services that people are looking for: rescue services, telco, government services, media – anything that people need at this time," said Gil Messing of cybersecurity firm Check Point. Most websites bounce back...
EU industry chief warns Alphabet CEO on tech rules compliance after Hamas attack
EU industry chief Thierry Breton reminded Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai in a letter posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, of the company's obligations set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA) which requires very large online...
Israeli cybersecurity professionals band together amid Gaza war
Israeli information security professionals are banding together to provide free cybersecurity services to Israeli companies amid a spike in hacktivist activity sparked by the war in Gaza, volunteers said Israel’s tech industry is, like the country as a whole, in flux,...
Israel to provide $6 billion in aviation war insurance
The guarantee framework will grant Israeli airlines insurance policies against war risks, thereby ensuring the continuity of air operations in Israel Israel’s parliamentary finance committee approved a plan to provide a state guarantee of $6 billion to cover insurance...
Sharp rise in companies’ climate-related risk disclosure G20 report
Climate-related metrics disclosure led the way with over 70 per cent of companies disclosing the metrics they use. Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related targets also showed considerable progress (both at 66 per cent), with a 24 per cent increase in...
Airlines split over safety risk of Israel flights
Airlines have faced warnings over insurance cover in the wake of the weekend attacks on Israel by Hamas militants Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with Norwegian Air and Dutch KLM canceling flights while Air France...
Governments join rescue effort as airlines face Israel insurance alert
Israel’s parliamentary finance committee said late on Tuesday it would debate authorizing state guarantees for providing war risk insurance for Israeli airlines The panel said insurance companies had indicated they were entitled to cancel cover with seven days’...