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...
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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...
Oil nudges up on escalating Ukraine war, signs of improving China demand
The rising conflict between Ukraine and Russia, two of the world's largest oil producers, seems to have helped prices...
IF Insights: The renaissance of state contingent debt instruments
While SCDIs can be powerful tools for speeding up debt restructurings and providing much-needed economic relief, they are not without their challenges...
Is Europe becoming uncompetitive?
According to a McKinsey Global Institute report, Europe-based big businesses invested 60% less in 2022 than their American counterparts and expanded at a rate of two-thirds slower...
Egypt’s central bank leaves interest rates steady as inflation seen dropping
According to the MPC, inflation would sharply drop in the first quarter of 2025 and economic growth would progressively rebound in the fiscal year that started on July 1...
Business Leader of the Week: Under Murray Auchincloss, BP prioritises profit over climate goals
Murray Auchincloss has taken up the CEO's role after the departure of his predecessor, Bernard Looney, with a promise to focus on delivering value for shareholders...
Boris Johnson hails UAE-UK collaboration in green technology
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson noted that there was a difference between COP26 and COP28...
Eyeing energy security, United Kingdom to build new gas power stations
Rishi Sunak weakened the administration's net zero objectives around the same time frame, notably by pushing back the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by five years, until 2035...