Japanese core consumer prices rose 3.4 percent, showing inflation. Japan’s Shinzo Abe co-created the Abenomics effect. It appears to be having its desired impact of ending a mortally fatal dis-inflation that lasted in Japan for almost two decades. Inflation is now in play in Japan. These results came out as inflation is now visible in […]
The Bank of Canada is set to have to deal with a 2 percent rise in inflation. This, despite, Stephen Poloz, saying that he “will ignore it”. The Governor, favors focusing on larger price movements, as opposed to “transitory” price gains. Food and Energy prices showed increases. Food was up 1.9 percent and energy prices […]
Reforestation efforts are on the increase globally. The effort is to combat the devastating effects of deforestation. Some of the worlds largest countries are working to plant hundreds of millions of trees to help. As the Showtime special Years of Living Dangerously outlines that deforestation is one of the biggest concerns among climatologists. Especially the […]
European elections for parliamentary seats in Brussels are ongoing and being tallied in countries across Europe. Paris – A surprise result of the Far Right party, National Front has gained significantly. Showing Hollande’s waning popularity is having an impact on his parties results. French voters appeared to have rebuked Hollande’s handling of the economy. Marine […]
The UNREDD is working on REDD with a number of key institutions who can influence, incentivizing sustainable forestation and working with governments to protect land for future generations. Deforestation and its partial solution reforestation are areas that now have very powerful partners. The World Bank Group and United Nations UNFCCC are hard at work to […]
The UNEP FI is developing a framework for the Real Estate industry to employ sustainable metrics into factors concerning risk strategies and profit formulas. As the real estate industry stumbles to get its footing, the UNEP FI is taking the right steps to mitigate the excessive risk taking which highlighted the 2000’s boom globally and […]
India has elected Narendra Modi and moved slightly to the right. After a five week vote and a year and nine months of campaigning are finally over. Names such as Ghandi, a multi generational Indian family was defeated along with a resounding loss for Congress in Parliament. Consequently, the mother of the Presidential candidate, was […]
Singapore is strong and positioned well to withstand a slow down of its northern neighbors and to take advantage of advanced economy recoveries. The IMF finds that Asian growth for 2014 should be at 5.4% and continue into 2015 at 5.5% maintaining its dominant position in economic vitality. “Singapore’s economy continues to perform well, benefiting […]
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang had meetings with the UNEP and the UNHSP Executive Directors while visiting Africa. The meetings covered a wide variety of topics including Environmental co-operation, growth with an understanding of environmental concerns and further connections with South-South groups. The UNEP is the United Nations Environmental Program and the UNHSP is the United […]
Two Crimean companies have been added to a sanctions list by the European Union. Thirteen individuals were also sanctioned by the European Union. “Self-rule ‘referendums’ in Ukraine are illegal, have zero credibility and do not meet any standard of fairness, objectivity or transparency”, stressed British Foreign Minister William Hague. The thirteen individuals will be subjected […]