Global oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, the International Energy Agency said, departing from previous expectations of a speedy transition to cleaner fuels following U.S. criticism about its climate focus. The Paris-based energy security watchdog also predicted in...
European private markets are set to surpass €5 trillion by the end of the decade, buoyed by the rapid growth of infrastructure and a favorable shift in investor sentiment toward the continent, according to BlackRock Inc. The US investment giant...
The World Economic Forum has unveiled a stakeholder‑specific roadmap to mobilise private climate finance at scale in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new report, From Risk to Reward: Unlocking Private Capital for Climate and Growth, focuses on execution,...
Global assets in open-end funds and ETFs with a climate-related mandate reached a record high of $644 billion in June 2025, up 8.5% from the end of last year, according to Morningstar’s data. Europe continues to drive growth with 86%...
The group saw a deterioration in its business lending portfolio, the bank reported. National Australia Bank (NAB) saw its net profit drop 2.9% year-on-year (YoY) to $4.38b (A$6.76b) in the FY2025 period that ended in September 2025. The bank announced a...
Investment promotion agencies should seek improved transparency over the investors’ tap. Measuring the success of foreign direct investment is important to both investment promotion agencies and multinationals. IPAs need to monitor its effects on economic growth, jobs and technology while...
OCBC +2.79%’s net profit was flat for its third quarter, supported by higher non-interest income and lower allowances, it said on Friday (Nov 7). Net profit for the three months ended Sep 30, 2025, stood at S$1.98 billion. The earnings beat...
Private credit is becoming increasingly attractive to investors, with nearly half now actively considering allocating capital to the asset class, according to Barclays. The UK bank’s second annual private markets report revealed that interest in alternatives overall continues to grow....
The Philippine economy grew by 4.0 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, following a 5.5 per cent expansion in the previous period. Economists in a Reuters poll had forecast growth of...
HSBC on Thursday issued a set of new, softer near-term climate targets for sectors such as oil and gas in response to the slow pace of change in the real economy. The end-decade targets follow a review announced earlier this...
