Sanctions or war, the dollar always wins
Many countries are becoming less comfortable relying completely on the dollar, which has triggered ongoing discussions about de-dollarisation...
Tag : Russia
A decade of debt expansion
The combination of higher yields, bespoke terms and less oversight makes private credit very attractive...
Russia’s Arctic power play
For all of Russia’s talk of Arctic dominance, its ability to sustain large-scale Arctic expansion and innovation is in doubt...
Oil prices dip as Novorossiysk Port resumes loadings
Novorossiysk Port resumed oil loadings on November 16, according to media reports and LSEG data...
AI unfiltered: The high stakes of truth-telling
When NewsGuard tested 10 major chatbots, it found that the AI models were unable to detect Russian misinformation 24% of the time...
IF Insights: How Poland’s resilience strategy benefits Europe
In 2025, Poland will have the highest defence spending ratio of any NATO member, at 4% of GDP...
Sanctions put finance on war footing
Unintentionally enabling transactions that breach sanctions is a major concern for financial institutions...
Is Bretton Woods still fit for today’s world?
Bretton Woods had a crucial role in saving a globe ravaged by conflicts, poor leadership, and geopolitical uncertainty...
EU warned: Slow agony ahead
The cost of fixing Europe's problems might be high, but the penalty of doing nothing could be much higher...
The price of decoupling: Global trade under strain
As with the US-China decoupling, the question is not whether this relationship will reshape the world but how sustainable it will be in the face of shifting geopolitical priorities...