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as you can see here, the rate of inflation in the uk has remained stubbornly high over the last few months — adding pressure on the bank of england to raise interest rates again when it meets tomorrow. they're likely to be concerned that core inflation — which excludes volatile food and energy prices — actually rose — hitting 7.1%. that's the highest rate since march 1992. bear in mind, the bank of england's target for inflation is 2% and its been falling in other countries. here's the uk finance ministerjeremy hunt. we don't have the clip at the moment. yael selfin is chief ...

helped him come close to winning the democratic nomination for president in 2016. so his decision to investigate the working conditions at one of america's biggest employers is sure to capture headlines and set up a robust argument about worker protections. now, for its part, amazon has been criticised for the conditions its warehouse workers face in facilities all over the world. it's already being examined for its safety record by multiple us government agencies. amazon is also notorious for resisting all efforts to unionise its workforce. now, in response to mr sanders�* letter,...

a month ago we learned it had fallen to 8.7%, but food price inflation was over twice that, hurting many consumers even harder. one pizzeria owner, sergio from brighton, has been telling the bbc how inflation has been affecting his business — costs that he has to pass onto consumers. we noticed that, after the first lockdown, let's say the tomato went from £20 per case to 25, and today reached £39 per case. bags of flour — from £20, £21 per bag — now we paid £32 per bag. another thing that is affecting is the salaries, as well — the wages went up. the minimum wage is gro...

World Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for 2021-2025 aims to integrate climate and development to maximize the climate impact of its projects. The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program’s (ESMAP) Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) uses climate finance for mitigation activities that reduce emissions and increase climate resilience in the energy sector. SRMI supports countries to accelerate the deployment of renewables and decarbonize the power sector with (i) technical assistance and (ii) private investments and climate finance mobilization. SRMI has suppo...

You talk about the essential things that the private sector want to see to help them be able to invest in ukraine — things like raw materials, electricity access, internet access. what are the practical steps that you at the world bank can do to help with these situations? so we've just done a survey, actually, of about 2,000 domestic firms, 80 multinationals. and what we've seen is actually quite interesting. of course, they have had an impact on their revenues, they've had an impact on employment, but overall there's a great level of resilience. so sort of four out of five firms are still ...