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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled "The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions," it indicated that by 2030, the water available…

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as eurozone economy grows by 0.1% in first quarter after Amazon earnings beat expectations

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US tech company heavily criticises UK’s Competition and Markets Authority

British ministers seem keen to avoid what the data tells us, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

A major economics firm says the RBA has gone too far in raising interest rates and has forecast a "consumer recession".

After Google’s A.I. chatbot invented fake economics books in a demonstration with 60 Minutes, Pichai admitted: 'You can’t quite tell why it said this.'

Public debt repayments in some African countries are at their highest levels since 1998. The Conversation Africa’s founding editor Caroline Southey talks to dean and economics professor Philippe Burger about the danger of debt problems some African countries face.

A major consulting firm forecasts a "consumer recession" in 2023, warning hundreds of thousands of Australian households are bleeding cash every month.

Last weekend’s report that more than 10 million Australians are facing a large tax rise wasn’t a new revelation.

Suppose you are in a pub with friends. You drink a few beers, have a good time, and head home. The following morning you realise your headache is milder than usual. You then discover that you were part of an experiment where the glasses at the pub were 25% smaller.