Cryptocurrencies are gaining ground across Africa. That’s both good news and bad

Cryptocurrencies more accessible than traditional banks, but also more volatile 

COVID-19: Tanzania needs $1.1 billion support right away, says IMF

Current account deficit of the east-African country expected to widen to 4.5% of 2021-22 GDP    

Climate change: Will it spur the next financial crisis

BIS, the umbrella organisation of central banks, recently warned on global financial stability

2022 Economics Nobel awarded to trio for improving ability to avoid financial crises

Banks, by acting as intermediaries that accept deposits from many savers, can allow depositors to access their money when they wish, while also …

Book Digest: Tracing world order from 2008 financial crisis to COVID-19, Shaheen Bagh and more

From stories of climate crisis to women-led movement for equal rights, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and development from …

Former UK PM Gordon Brown now WHO ambassador for global health financing

Brown had warned that 100 million COVID-19 vaccines would go waste unless global leaders shared surplus supplies with the poorest countries 

Business as usual or sustainable model: What is post-COVID-19 dilemma?

World leaders are at crossroads — and they need to take hard measures to push for a green economy 

COVID-19: Why power sector revival will likely be long haul

COVID-19 shocks may prompt major energy transitions to gas, wind and solar sector

COVID-19: Why the crisis is different for the crude oil industry

Low prices, sparse storage pressure producers; any consensus may be short-lived

Grim news on jobs front for women

About nine million women went out of the job market in the rural areas between 2009-10 and 2011-12, a grim facet of the employment crisis in …