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IMF and World Bank confront historic energy shock as global debt pressures intensify
The IMF and World Bank are meeting in Bangkok amid what officials describe as the largest energy supply shock in history. Higher oil and fertiliser costs, rising interest rates and record debt burdens are putting pressure on vulnerable economies. The central question is how governments can stabilise prices without worsening growth and fiscal pressures.
Syria fuel protests test post-Assad transition as cost-of-living anger spreads
Syria’s biggest protests since Assad’s fall are testing Ahmed al-Sharaa as soaring fuel prices collide with a slow economic recovery.
Nepal seeks grants after glacier flood kills at least 1,450 and wipes out valleys
Nepal says rebuilding after August’s catastrophic glacier-triggered flooding could cost about 10% of GDP, with at least 1,450 people dead and more than 6,000 still missing as the government asks donors for grants rather than additional debt.
AntĂłnio Guterres visits Syria as Damascus seeks UN support for a $216bn reconstruction challenge
António Guterres has reopened the UN’s Damascus channel. Syria now needs capital, political trust and security to turn diplomacy into recovery.
India’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar push gets $890m World Bank backing
World Bank’s $890m India rooftop solar financing raises the stakes for banks, utilities and vendors in the 10 million-household PM Surya Ghar push.
Why CnerG’s Monsoon Carbon deal could reshape how companies buy carbon credits in emerging markets
CnerG buys Monsoon Carbon to expand REC and carbon credit access across emerging markets. Read how the deal may reshape climate procurement.
Why critical minerals could become the biggest bottleneck in the global energy transition
Climate targets need metals. Critical minerals are becoming the physical bottleneck between clean-energy ambition and real deployment.
Is the Middle East war becoming the energy shock poorer economies feared most?
Global agencies warn the Middle East war is straining energy supplies and vulnerable economies. Read why fuel and food risks matter.
TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE) heads into May 29 AGM with Iran war tailwind and Mozambique LNG back in play
Brent is above $100 and Hormuz is shut. TotalEnergies enters its May 29 AGM with record cash flow, a hiked dividend, and Mozambique LNG restarting at the worst possible moment for global gas.
UK warns Strait of Hormuz crisis is hitting Global South hardest as energy and food risks mount
Hormuz disruption is no longer just an oil story. The United Kingdom says food security, finance and development gains are now at risk.