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Portugal Sovereign Wealth Fund

Portugal’s Big Bet: A Sovereign Wealth Fund to Defend Strategic Industries and Build National Resilience

As governments around the world rethink how to safeguard critical industries amid intensifying geopolitical competition, Portugal is preparing to join a growing number of nations deploying sovereign wealth funds as instruments of long-term economic strategy. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has announced plans to establish a Portuguese sovereign wealth fund designed

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London Climate Week Comes of Age: From Dialogue to Delivery

London Climate Week Comes of Age: From Dialogue to Delivery

As Europe sweltered through record-breaking temperatures this week, London found itself hosting one of the world’s most important climate gatherings amid an unmistakable reminder of what is at stake. “London isn’t just calling, it’s cooking,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres remarked as temperatures in the British capital approached 39°C, turning

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Trade Truce Across the Atlantic: EU Parliament Approves Deal to Avert Tariff War with the United States

Trade Truce Across the Atlantic: EU Parliament Approves Deal to Avert Tariff War with the United States

A High-Stakes Vote for Economic Stability BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has approved legislation implementing a long-delayed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, marking a significant effort to stabilize one of the world’s most consequential economic relationships and prevent a renewed transatlantic tariff war. The vote

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Trump Reopens Protected Pacific Waters to Commercial Fishing, Igniting Conservation and Sovereignty Concerns Across Oceania

Trump Reopens Protected Pacific Waters to Commercial Fishing, Igniting Conservation and Sovereignty Concerns Across Oceania

A sweeping move by U.S. President Donald Trump to reopen vast stretches of previously protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing has reignited a fierce debate over marine conservation, economic development, and the rights of Pacific communities whose cultural and ecological futures are deeply intertwined with the ocean. The new proclamation

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Ecobank Launches World's First Commercial Bank-Issued Nature Bond

Ecobank Launches World’s First Commercial Bank-Issued Nature Bond, Mobilizing $450 Million to Protect Africa’s Natural Ecosystems

LONDON — In a landmark development for sustainable finance, Ecobank Group has launched what it describes as the world’s first International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-aligned Nature Bond issued by a commercial bank, raising $450 million to support biodiversity protection, sustainable agriculture, and water infrastructure across Africa. The bond, listed on

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