Global shockwaves from electric cars will be here sooner rather than later When Jaguar Land Rover followed in the tracks of Volvo last week with its shift to an electric-powered future, the car maker didn’t just talk about hybrids and batteries. Its chief executive also showed that his company, like governments and oil firms, is

New green bank can spur demand for low-carbon innovation One can see the logic of giving away and installing 100,000 smart thermostats across the province, an initiative Environment and Climate Change Minister Chris Ballard recently announced along with the unveiling of a new provincial agency, the Green Ontario Fund. Homeowners who sign up for the

Portugal is building a startup mega campus in Lisbon Last June I wrote about Portugal’s thriving scaleup ecosystem, which is growing twice as fast as the European average. Since then, I’ve actually relocated my VR startup to Portugal and so have an even better view of the ecosystem now. I wrote last year about how the

Creation of agribusinesses and ‘agripreneurs’ key topics at AGRF Experts and advocates pushed for the promotion of agriculture careers in Africa and more government-initiated investments at the 7th African Green Revolution Forum, urging governments and private investors to advance engagements beyond discussions through to implementation. If left to eat local, the nutrition of the African

The great Saudi sell-off: why bankers and lawyers are flocking to the Gulf Don’t even think about getting the Sunday morning flight from Dubai to Riyadh. The same applies to the Thursday afternoon slots going back. Both – and many in between – are booked solid by investment bankers, corporate lawyers, accountants, consultants and PR

Oman plans $10.4bn for new housing units Oman plans to invest $10.39bn into developing new housing units for expatriates to purchase. More than 5,000 homes will be constructed under five Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) projects, says Times of Oman. The government has already received a number of applications, according to Mubarak bin Hamad Al Alawi,

Al Gore says climate’s best hope lies in cities and solar power In the early 2000s Al Gore emerged from a devastating presidential election defeat with a new quest: to warn the world about global warming. Although some may think his climate work peaked with his 2005 film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” he has taken his mission

Top U.S. tech companies founded by immigrants are worth over $3 trillion A look at these companies’ current values and employee numbers. As the Trump Administration attempts to decrease the number of legal immigrants it allows into the U.S., it’s helpful to remember that we are a country of immigrants. More than half of the

Consumer Reports CEO: Coming to the U.S. was her biggest break It was also her parents’ most painful decision. During the Cuban revolution, they left behind their family, their friends and the home they had built in Havana and fled to the United States. Tellado says her parents’ ability to work hard and provide for

Europe seeks to set global trade rules after Trump steps back If Donald Trump’s ditching of a U.S.-led trade alliance with Pacific Rim nations wasn’t a gift to the European Union, then it must be the next best thing. The president’s decision on his first day in office effectively pulled the United States out of