Business

Economy and business news. Business is the practice of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit”

Reformists Gain in Bosnia Elections, Though Change Unlikely

Reformists Gain in Bosnia Elections, Though Change Unlikely

Reformists who ran on fighting corruption and clientelism in public office appeared set to win an important race in Bosnia’s...

Greece Says It’s Open to Talks with Turkey Once Provocations End

Greece Says It’s Open to Talks with Turkey Once Provocations End

Greece wants to have a constructive dialogue with Turkey based on international law but its Aegean neighbor must halt its...

Pope Calls on Putin to Stop ‘Spiral of Violence’ in Ukraine 

Pope Calls on Putin to Stop ‘Spiral of Violence’ in Ukraine 

Pope Francis has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death” over the war...

Latvia Prime Minister Wins Election

Latvia Prime Minister Wins Election

The center-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins won Saturday’s election, according to provisional results, with its...

Bosnia Heads to Polls as Ethnic Tensions Dominate Vote

Bosnia Heads to Polls as Ethnic Tensions Dominate Vote

Bosnians headed to the polls Sunday to vote in general elections following a campaign season marked by threats of secession,...

Bulgarians Hold 4th Election in 18 Months Amid Turmoil

Bulgarians Hold 4th Election in 18 Months Amid Turmoil

Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election — the fourth in 18 months — marked by a...

Nobel Prize Season Arrives Amid War, Nuclear Fears, Hunger

Nobel Prize Season Arrives Amid War, Nuclear Fears, Hunger

This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe...

Danes: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Seems to Have Stopped Leaking

Danes: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Seems to Have Stopped Leaking

The Danish Energy Agency says one of two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped...

EU Leaders to Discuss Infrastructure Following Incidents on Russian Pipelines

EU Leaders to Discuss Infrastructure Following Incidents on Russian Pipelines

European Union leaders will discuss the security of crucial infrastructure when they meet in Prague next week following damage to...

Bosnia Goes to the Polls as Ethnic Divisions Grow

Bosnia Goes to the Polls as Ethnic Divisions Grow

With ethnic divisions growing deeper, Bosnia will hold general elections Sunday amid secession threats and fears of fresh political turmoil...

Latvian PM’s New Unity Party Ahead in Vote, Exit Poll Shows

Latvian PM’s New Unity Party Ahead in Vote, Exit Poll Shows

The center-right New Unity party of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins was set to win Saturday’s national election, an exit...

Turkey’s Erdogan Renews Threat to Block NATO Bids by Sweden, Finland

Turkey’s Erdogan Renews Threat to Block NATO Bids by Sweden, Finland

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday renewed his threat to block the NATO bids of Sweden and Finland, saying...

How Displaced Ukrainians in Poland Find Work While Benefiting Its Economy

How Displaced Ukrainians in Poland Find Work While Benefiting Its Economy

Poland, far from being overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians seeking refuge from Russia’s invasion of their country,...

Latvia’s General Election Tests Loyalties of Ethnic-Russian Voters

Latvia’s General Election Tests Loyalties of Ethnic-Russian Voters

Neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine helped shape the general election held Saturday in Latvia, where divisions among the Baltic country’s...

Turkey Rejects Russia’s Annexation of Ukrainian Territory

Turkey Rejects Russia’s Annexation of Ukrainian Territory

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it rejects Russia’s annexation of four regions in Ukraine, adding the decision is a...

Russia Accused of ‘Kidnapping’ Head of Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Russia Accused of ‘Kidnapping’ Head of Ukraine Nuclear Plant

Ukraine’s nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a facility...

Nicaragua Breaks Off Ties With Netherlands, Bars New US Envoy

Nicaragua Breaks Off Ties With Netherlands, Bars New US Envoy

The government of Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with the Netherlands on Friday over accusations of interventionism, hours after it...

Latvian Leader’s Party Expected To Fare Well In Election

Latvian Leader’s Party Expected To Fare Well In Election

Polling stations opened Saturday in Latvia for a general election influenced by neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine, disintegration among the...

US Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Russia for Its Annexation

US Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Russia for Its Annexation

The Biden administration Friday imposed fresh sanctions and export controls on entities and individuals inside and outside Russia that provide...

At UN, Russia, US Trade Barbs Over Nord Stream Damage

At UN, Russia, US Trade Barbs Over Nord Stream Damage

The United States and Russia traded barbs and accusations at a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday about the apparent sabotage...

Russia ‘Tightening Screws’ on War Coverage 

Russia ‘Tightening Screws’ on War Coverage 

The Kremlin is “tightening the screws” on how media inside Russia can report on its war in Ukraine, media analysts...

UN Weekly Roundup: September 24-30, 2022 

UN Weekly Roundup: September 24-30, 2022 

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as...