US, UK relax Russian sanctions to mitigate energy price shock
US has extended the extension of the 30-day general license, to allow access to Russian oil and petroleum products stranded on tankers...
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Amid strong demand, Russia to expand its Islamic banking programme
Russia's Islamic banking pilot initiative relies on leasing, instalment sales, profit-sharing arrangements and asset-backed financing...
Arctic Shipping Route Promises A Lot, But Delivers Far Less
Shorter distance cannot yet overcome the triple threat of Western sanctions, unpredictable ice behaviour, and prohibitive operational costs...
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...
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...