PATRICIA COHEN

A study found that loan officers in Uganda, where information is scarce, were more likely to offer credit to heavier-looking people.

A restaurant that celebrates Ukraine’s struggles in earlier wars is finding a second life in this one.

While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and China, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.

The Turkish lira has hit a new low, and analysts see few improvements ahead as re-elected President Erdogan pursues unconventional economic policies.

When Russia’s war blocked vitally needed grains at Ukrainian ports, officials succeeded in finding other routes out. But the solution brought its own problems.

Although U.S. officials have cautioned against seizing Russia’s reserves in foreign banks, others say it’s “crazy” not to after Moscow’s war of aggression.

New energy sources to replace oil and natural gas have been easier to find than kicking the dependency on Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear superstore.

The annual rate of inflation was 8.5 percent in February, down from 8.6 percent a month earlier, among countries using the euro.

Early in the war, thousands of pets were ferried out of danger, mostly to other European countries. But now adoptions are waning.

For Kormotech and its 1,300 employees, Russia’s invasion disrupted everything. After nimble decision-making and good fortune, sales are up, providing Ukraine with much-needed tax revenue.