Experts with relevant professional experience in the startup and innovation ecosystem (such as venture capital firms representatives, entrepreneurs or consultants) are also invited to contribute their expertise using this link.
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TIME Staff,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
An annual meeting of IRENA’s members this week marks the unofficial kickoff to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), where some 50,000 people, including energy executives, policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs, will gather to discuss and cut deals related to the energy transition.
The bazaar was once Iran’s autonomous economic powerhouse—a network of merchants whose financial independence gave them leverage against state power.
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Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Iran’s regime has been trying to crack down on the protests, which began in late December with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants demonstrating against accelerating inflation and the collapse of the rial.
The cost of living has significantly increased, and one reason for that is the plummeting value of the country’s currency, which has led to an inability of merchants and traders to import goods from abroad.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction recently, and part of what’s driving that is the fact that large-scale asset managers including BlackRock have expanded options for traders to invest in them, using equity-like formats, including ETFs.
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