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With near-monopoly on rare earth magnets, China decides fate of global EV industry
China holds a near-monopoly on rare earth magnets – a crucial...
India needs a strong and responsive disaster financing architecture as a cornerstone of resilience: Indian PM’s advisor
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister had addressed...
Shipping industry grapples with ways to cut cargo fires at sea
“The main root cause for cargo fires on container ships is the integrity of dangerous goods throughout the supply chain. Therefore it is a problem that can only be improved through industry wide solutions,” Maersk’s Aslak Ross said separately in a statement. Global...
$3.7 billion UK mass action against Facebook over market dominance rejected – for now
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of the Facebook group, faces a mass action brought on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in Britain. London: Facebook on Monday temporarily fought off a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion)...
Indian ESG-focused firms performed better than global peers: RBI
The findings suggested that the companies which have managed and disclosed their ESG related risks better are associated with higher stock prices compared to a larger set of listed companies which do not have such disclosures India ranks ahead of all the countries...
Aon’s rebuilding for resilience project addresses Hurricane Ian devastation
Dan Dick, global head of property analytics at Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, said: “Our teams gained first-hand experience of the devastation caused by this historic hurricane, which allowed us to conduct thorough analyses and identify practical steps to improve...
Swiss Re 2022 net profit down 67%; sees brighter outlook for 2023
"2022 was a challenging year, marked by the war in Ukraine, surging inflation, the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic and elevated natural catastrophe losses. We have focused on addressing these challenges proactively," Chief Executive Christian Mumenthaler said...
Turkey Devastation: Insured losses at $2.4 billion, says Karen Clark & Co
The number of people killed by the deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history has risen to 36,187, authorities said Total property losses from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes are expected to be close to $20 billion, Karen Clark & Co said Catastrophe...
Countries join forces to fight back against harmful beauty practices
“Mercury is a hidden and toxic ingredient in the skin lightening creams that many people are using daily, often without an understanding of just how dangerous this is”, GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodriguez said Geneva: The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and...
Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkiye’s modern history
Confirmed deaths in Turkiye passed those recorded from the massive Erzincan earthquake in 1939 that killed around 33,000 people. Speaking in Ankara following a five-hour Cabinet meeting held at the headquarters of disaster agency AFAD, Erdogan said 47,000 buildings,...
Insurers are committed to making a bigger impact on mental health, says Geneva Association report
For life and health insurers, who absorb related financial shocks through disability and income protection insurance, this is manifest in paying out close to USD 15 billion in mental health-related disability insurance claims annually. In many countries, this number...
Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry
Outbreaks of the virus have continued in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, undefeated by summer heat or winter cold snaps, since a strain arrived in the United States in early 2022 that was genetically similar to cases in Europe and Asia The virus...