International

  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

New COVID-19 variants could prolong pandemic

Results from Novavax trials suggest vaccines may offer less protection against new variants

International
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

GameStop episode underlines online disruption risks

Online trading and media have disrupted financial markets, just as digital media disrupted the news and telecoms sectors

International
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

US GDP will outperform Western Europe in early 2021

In 2020, US GDP fell by 3.5%, German GDP by 3.9%, French GDP by 8.3% and Spanish GDP by 11.0%

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 7 min read

Calls to bolster central bank legitimacy will grow

Criticisms of central banks’ institutional frameworks are growing in line with rising demands for central bank policies

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 corruption undercuts health response

Transparency International’s new report captures the link between corruption and public health in 2020

International
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 2 min read

Risks and opportunities 2021: Climate Change

The COVID-19 pandemic saw climate diplomacy put largely on hold last year; it will return to the fore in 2021

International
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 7 min read

A full public debt restructuring overhaul is unlikely

COVID-19 has devastated the already threadbare budgets of many developing countries; debt relief calls will grow

International
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 2 min read

Disputes over satellite orbits will increase

Private spaceflight firm SpaceX and tech conglomerate Amazon are disputing access to valuable satellite orbits

International