Middle East / Africa

  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Ankara makes another push for Western fighter jets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the third time in four months

Turkey
  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Ghana parliamentary moves may block legislation

Ghana's speaker of parliament has removed four MPs, handing parliament's majority to the opposition NDC party

Ghana
  • Oct 17
  • 6 min read

Iraqi Kurdish elections could fuel divisions further

The Iraqi Kurdish elections are taking place as Baghdad pushes against and works to circumspect the region's autonomy

Iraq
  • Oct 17
  • 7 min read

GenAI adoption alone will not markedly lift global GDP

Research confirms that GenAI is being adopted faster than the PC and internet were, and broadly across occupations

International
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Growth forecasts for Middle East and North Africa fall

The World Bank expects growth to strengthen in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) but to slow elsewhere in the region

Middle East
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Gulf states-EU summit could see trade talks re-opened

The inaugural summit between GCC and EU leaders produced little of substance

Gulf states
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Nigeria may struggle to improve road safety

The explosion of an overturned fuel tanker truck has killed over 150 people in northern Nigeria

Nigeria
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

World trade is finding a historically soft new normal

Japan’s exports by yen value fell for the first time this year but the WTO expects modest world trade growth ahead

Japan