Economics & Business · April, 2025

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Economics & Business · April, 2025

Stories about Economics & Business from April, 2025

Gains and gaps in gender equality in North Macedonia

Significant disparities emerge among the individual indicators of gender equality analyzed by the World Economic Forum

Written by Kristina Hadzi-Vasileva

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How lemons became Tajikistan’s national brand

People who tried Tajik lemons tend to agree that they are the best in the world

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

20 April 2025

Benin: New markets open in Cotonou in anticipation of Dantokpa closure

The largest in West Africa, Dantokpa market opened in 1963

Written by Megan Fahrney

19 April 2025

How is Africa affected by the US-China tariff war?

Though Africa wasn’t a primary target, it has become collateral damage in this clash of titans

Written by Adesewa Olofinko

18 April 2025

In Guadeloupe, ‘Creole gardens’ give climate lessons in a spirit of solidarity

After a crisis, what do people naturally return to? 'Their surroundings. And what surrounds us is the Creole garden'

Written by Olivia Losbar

15 April 2025

China is using cobalt from the DRC to power the green energy transition. But at what cost?

The DRC faces resource exploitation, environmental destruction, unsafe working conditions, and rampant child labor

Written by Jean Sovon, Vivian Wu

15 April 2025

Disarray, dilution, discontent: Three facts of the 2025 Croatian presidential election

How Croatia’s 2025 presidential election was overshadowed by governmental incompetence, low voter turnout and a cost-of-living crisis

Written by Harrison Budak

15 April 2025

How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers

Cybersecurity is reframed as regime security under the banner of sovereignty

Written by Filip Noubel

12 April 2025

China makes inroads into electric transportation in Nepal

Electric buses and two-wheelers could be a better investment than traditional EVs

Written by Sonia Awale, Qian Sun

11 April 2025

Why is China investing in renewable energy in Kazakhstan?

China is simultaneously the world's biggest polluter and the global leader in renewables

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Brian Hioe

10 April 2025

China is not panicking over US President Donald Trump’s tariff war

‘People live their lives as usual. Who cares about the crazy Yankees?’

Written by Oiwan Lam

10 April 2025

Trump's tariffs on penguins and pine trees feel like a late April Fools joke

Uninhabited Heard and McDonald islands among puzzling Australian external territory targets

Written by Kevin Rennie

8 April 2025

Geopolitics of energy in Nepal: Balancing India, China, and the US

Nepal could become an energy powerhouse in South Asia

Written by GV South Asia

8 April 2025

How China’s investment in Indonesia's nickel industry is impacting local communities

Waterways are polluted, fish have left, and residents report significant health issues

Written by Hasya Nindita, Zhaoyin Feng

7 April 2025

Pathibhara Temple Cable Car Project: Protecting Indigenous rights versus development in Nepal

Critics argue that these infrastructure projects benefit investors — not locals

Written by Biswash Chepang

5 April 2025

Bridging the funding gap for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Women business owners in Nigeria must overcome unconscious bias and societal constraints

Written by Pamela Ephraim

5 April 2025

Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger and Benin?

Affected residents in Benin were paid less than USD 4 per square meter

Written by Jean Sovon, Vivian Wu

3 April 2025

In Turkey April 2 declared a day of economic boycott

Meanwhile the prosecutor's office launches an investigation after calls for an economic boycott

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 April 2025

The winners and losers of the Chinese waste processing plant in Kyrgyzstan

After three failed attempts, Bishkek is finally getting a waste processing plant

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Brian Hioe

2 April 2025

US President Donald Trump's funding cuts force Radio Free Asia subsidiary Whynot to go dark

The Chinese media outlet, Whynot, occupies a unique position in the Chinese-language media landscape

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

1 April 2025

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