Inside the hidden engine of sanctions
Buyers will face growing compliance risks under the latest American sanctions...
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A decade of debt expansion
The combination of higher yields, bespoke terms and less oversight makes private credit very attractive...
In its first meeting of 2026, OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid geopolitical turmoil
The eight OPEC+ members, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria and Oman, raised oil output targets by around 2.9 million barrels per day in 2025...
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...
IF Insights: All you need to know about European Union’s trade policy against Israeli settlements
Perhaps the most pressing problem that confronts the European Union in the imposition of trade bans is the absence of tangible statistics regarding settlement-related trade...
IF Insights: Syria & DP World ink USD 800 million deal for port development
Ahead of the GCC summit in Riyadh, US President Donald Trump had a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa...
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...
Sanctions hurt, but Russia’s banks keep profiting
Given that a large portion of Russia's financial reserves was held abroad, the freezing of these assets led to immediate concerns about the ability to manage balance sheets...
IF Insights: Qatar’s household wealth shows tremendous growth
Qatar's growth story is one of a nation returning to its historical pattern rather than a dramatic break from the rest of the area...