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Ambitious climate policies cannot prevent 3-fold consumer price rise in poor nations by 2050

Even under ambitious climate policies, lower-income countries would see consumer food prices rise 2.45 times by 2050 while producer prices would rise 3.3 times, a study has found. Consumer food prices in richer countries would be 1.25 times higher with climate policies, even if producer prices are 2.73 times higher by 2050, the researchers found. In contrast, lower-income countries would …

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1 month ago

China's CPI up 0.2% in November

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's consumer prices steadied in November due to stronger consumer confidence, official data showed on Monday. The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, was up 0.2 percent year-on-year in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.3 percent from a year ago in November, up …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Surprise spike: On the Consumer Price Index

The Hindu

India’s consumer prices have gained fresh momentum over September and October, rendering the tangible softening in inflation to a pace below the official median target of 4% in the two months preceding them, a fleeting reprieve. A sharp surge in vegetable prices, particularly tomato, from the onset of the festival-packed month of October, and an uptick in edible oil prices …

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Consumer inflation at 14-month high of 6.2%

Hindustan Times

Retail inflation came in at 6.2% in October, the highest in 14 months, and outside the upper band of the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance limit, primarily on account of higher food prices with potatoes, onions and tomatoes, stape vegetables all, driving the charge. The higher-than-expected number means that RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee is unlikely to cut rates in its …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab State Commission Holds Food Corporation Of India Liable For Delaying The Disbursement Of Medical Scheme Amount To Its Retired Employee

Live Law

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab bench comprising Mr H.P.S. Mahal and Mrs Kiran Sibal held the Food Corporation of India’s Jalandhar divisional office and Punjab regional office liable for deficiency in service for delaying the disbursement of the medical health scheme claim. Brief Facts: Mr Kuldip Kumar, a retired government employee of the Food Corporation of India, was …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Wipro Consumer Care set to buy foods brand Brahmins

Live Mint

NEW DELHI : Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting agreed to acquire Kerala-based packaged foods company Brahmins Foods on Thursday, building on its purchase of the Nirapara brand from the same region last year. Bengaluru-based Wipro Consumer, known for its popular brands such as Santoor soap and Yardley talc, is bolstering its presence in the packaged foods business with its acquisitions …

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2 years ago

Dark side of chocolate: Heavy metals found in popular brands, including Hershey's and Trader Joe's

Daily Mail

They are often billed as the healthy alternative. Scroll down to see how YOUR favorite dark chocolate bar tested The above graphic shows the 28 chocolate bars tested by New York-based nonprofit Consumer Reports. Five bars had more lead and cadmium than the recommended limits: Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Lover's 85 percent cacao, Green and Black's Organic dark chocolate 70 …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Americans spend MORE money on taxes than on food, clothing and healthcare combined

Daily Mail

Americans spent more money on expenses like food, clothing and healthcare in 2021 while the average tax bill fell by $400, compared to the year before, as the cost of living soared under Biden. On average in 2021, American consumer units spent $15,495 on food, clothing and healthcare combined, less that the $16,729 spent on taxes The BLS recorded the …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Rising world food prices causing concerns among people: IMF

India TV News

Global food prices have rallied to multi-year highs, triggered by Covid-19 pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and soaring transport costs, the International Monetary Fund has said. More is likely to come since international food prices are expected to increase by about 25 per cent in 2021 from 2020, wrote IMF's Christian Bogmans, Andrea Pescatori and Ervin Prifti in a new blog. …

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