Middle East / Africa
Corporate climate reporting is underestimating risks
Bank and corporate climate audits and stress tests overestimate progress on climate targets due to understating risks
InternationalWest Africa's ECOWAS may struggle to overcome weakness
West Africa's ECOWAS regional bloc is threatened by juntas who want out
West AfricaBattery production can sustain long-run overcapacity
Despite rapid demand growth, lithium-ion battery production capacity is far in excess of consumption
InternationalRuto’s fiscal shift will create challenges for Kenya
The president has been forced into a major U-turn on fiscal policy following mass protests
KenyaTrade negotiations will be a top priority for India
The country is eyeing several new free trade agreements
IndiaSao Tome may struggle to acquire needed financing
Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada has rejected the IMF's conditions for a new extended credit facility arrangement
Sao TomeEgypt’s authorities will not tolerate dissent
International aid has flooded Egypt, but the risk of political and social instability is still present
EgyptNuclear power will advance in a few Middle East states
There is some progress in nuclear energy generation in the region, but it remains limited to five countries
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