DUBAI / WAM Governments around the world have a “golden opportunity” to create new jobs in the aftermath of Covid-19, which has driven profound changes in businesses, working patterns and accelerated the emergence and development of new economic sectors. That is according to a new report published by the World Government Summit Organisation (WGS) in partnership with PwC Middle …

  Bloomberg The US is ordering refiners to boost the use of biofuels such as corn-based ethanol, as the Biden administration tries to strike a balance between competing political and economic pressures while gasoline prices soar. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring refiners to mix 20.63 billion gallons of renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel this year — …

  Bloomberg Nikola Corp’s founder and former chair Trevor Milton voted against a proposal by the clean-energy trucking startup that would have authorised new shares to potentially raise capital, throwing the outcome into doubt, according to people familiar with the matter. Milton’s vote led to the decision to immediately adjourn Nikola’s annual shareholder meeting to June 30 so the company …