Argentina’s Chainsaw Balance Sheet at a Crossroads
Fiscal surpluses and falling sovereign risk tell one story while collapsing factories, record SME bankruptcies, and households surviving on credit tell another...
Category : Economy
Earthquakes Derail Venezuela’s Escape From Abyss
The interim government has identified Venezuela's huge energy reserves as one of the routes to help the nation escape its economic abyss...
Save SMEs: Labour Government’s Toughest Challenge
Despite accounting for 99% of the 250,000 active manufacturing businesses in the UK, SMEs struggle to access finance...
NAFTA: North America’s Trade Glue Is In Turmoil
President Donald Trump wants changes in NAFTA, which has turned Canada and Mexico into United States’ two largest trading partners, ahead of China...
$15 Billion ‘Blood Gold’ Keeping the Sahel at War
From artisanal pits taxed by jihadists to Russian-backed refineries designed to launder illicit ore, the Sahel's gold sector has become the financial backbone of one of the world's most intractable conflicts...
Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland to become new home of global wealth
Hong Kong has booked USD 2.95 trillion in cross-border assets, overtakes Switzerland to become world’s largest offshore wealth hub...
What the Iran war is doing to everyday life in Britain
Both Iran and the United States tried to play hardball with the maritime chokepoint to get the better of each other at the negotiation table in Islamabad...
Hungary turns page after Orban
The financial sector’s ability to fund the industrial expansion that Hungary desperately needs is being constrained...
The Hormuz blockade is not just about the oil
Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupts global fertiliser flows and agricultural supply chains, raising risks of food shortages, apart from leaving long term impact on global food security...
Trump’s war, tariffs squeeze American wallets
President Donald Trump's dual strategy of striking Iran and imposing tariffs globally has triggered a severe economic crisis...