January 2025 Issue
Middle East: The real estate empire
Real estate symbolises national progress and reflects a country's economic aspirations...
Features
New infostealers target global businesses
The infostealers, RedLine and META, targeted millions of victims worldwide,...
Bullfrog & Robot Dogs: Gun warfare gets AI push
The Bullfrog’s design revolves around a rotating turret that can...
Used EVs now cheaper than gas cars
Owners of electric vehicles are aware of the high cost...
Is the world ready for an ageing workforce?
The fact that several nations in the global south are...
Trump’s America First: Trade, taxes, & growth
During his first term, Trump implemented numerous tariffs aimed at...
Ghana faces challenges as Mahama takes office
Ghana recently completed a three-step, domestic, bilateral, and commercial, debt...
Sanctions hurt, but Russia’s banks keep profiting
Given that a large portion of Russia's financial reserves was...
Is UniCredit building a European banking empire?
The acquisition of Commerzbank shares by UniCredit did not go...
Analysis
AI in the age of intelligence: A new era begins
By offering a non-human intermediary, artificial intelligence has successfully overcome barriers like shame and...
Airlines battle delays amid travel surge
Airlines reported significant delays in aircraft repairs, with turnaround times increasing by an average...
Transforming Lagos slums: Battling poverty head-on
The researchers identified significant disparities in poverty, as measured by a multidimensional score, among...
Brazil’s Pix transforms digital payments
Use of Pix surged 74% in 2023 to nearly 42 billion payments across the...
Insight
Is Victoria struggling with unemployment?
Victoria’s unemployment rate is high when compared to the rest of Australia and is on the rise…
In Conversation
Cash ensures resilience in payment systems: Professor Jay Zagorsky
When people spend cash, they are limited to whatever paper...
Thought Leadership
AI: A tool, not a job-stealer
AI can process massive datasets but managing ambiguity and...