Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kenya: Fueled By Charisma
Vital Statistics Location: East Africa Neighbors: Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia Population (2023): 55.4 million Official languages: Swahili, English...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Banking
The State Of Global Banking: Favorable Winds, For Now
Central bank tightening in most large economies has enabled commercial banks to raise their lending rates, swelling interest income. That...
Sustainable Finance
A Climate Change Conference Made In Dubai
COP28 will allow the UAE to leave its mark on global climate change negotiations. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Tiger Uncrouches
ASEAN is poised to become world’s fourth largest economy by 2030. But getting there will require an unprecedented group effort....
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Tanzania: Winshear Gold
The regime of the late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli was a disaster for foreign investors in the country’s mining...
Sustainable Finance
Regulators Fight Greenwashing
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is getting serious about greenwashing. The market regulator has amended the Investment Company...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China: 10 Years Of One Belt, One Road
Last month, more than 150 countries sent representatives to Beijing for a two-day summit marking the 10th anniversary of the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt
Egypt is in dire need of financing. Facing high interest rates from western lenders and a standoff with the International...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Zambia: An End To Three-Year Debt Crisis?
Zambia achieved a breakthrough last month in its efforts to address the debt crisis that has plagued the country for...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Microsoft Challenges BEPS Tax Regime
News that the US Internal Revenue Service is chasing Microsoft for $28.9 billion in back-taxes—plus penalties and interest—relating to a...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Mexico: New Energy Minister Faces Balancing Act
Miguel Ángel Maciel, a veteran federal employee boasting a successful 32-year career with the state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex),...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Poland: Voters Reject Populist Right
On October 15, a Donald with the initials DT dominated global headlines, looking very pleased with himself. Unlike the disgraced...