The Global Economics

The decision is significant because the Dutch funding is aimed not simply at buying SAF, but at building the production capacity needed to make it commercially viable.

The Netherlands is putting serious money behind a fuel that could become one of Europe’s most important industrial commodities. In late July 2026, the European Commission approved two Dutch ...

New Zealand King Salmon’s Blue Endeavour project, approved in 2024, is designed for exposed waters in Cook Strait and has a planned capacity of 10,000 tonnes of Chinook salmon.

New Zealand’s aquaculture industry is entering a new phase. For decades, the count...

The ASEAN Power Grid provides one of the clearest examples of how regional electricity integration could develop.

Asia’s next major infrastructure story may not be another motorway, port or high-speed railway. It could be the electricity network quietly being built between countries. In May 2026, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a $50 billion Pan...

The leading miners are investing beyond traditional commodities, with copper, lithium, automation and critical minerals becoming increasingly important.

Mining remains the backbone of the modern economy, supplying the iron, copper, coal, fertiliser minerals and critical metals needed for construction, technology, energy and food production. Yet the industr...

Qatar is seeking to transform its substantial financial resources into long-term capabilities in technology, research and entrepreneurship.

Qatar is making a calculated move beyond its traditional strengths in energy and infrastructure, placing deep technology at the centre of its next phase of economic development. In May 2026, Qatar Science & Technol...