Business Daily meets: ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo

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Highly exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices and intensifying climate change, island nations around the world are starting to ask: could they make a fortune from the gusty seas that surround them? Advances in offshore wind technology are prompting island communities to consider ...  Show more

The self-taught coder building a drone empire

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