North America

  • Yesterday
  • 14 min read

Prospects for the global economy in 2025

Soft but solid trade, cautious monetary easing, gradually slowing services and fading fiscal power underpin the outlook

International
  • Yesterday
  • 7 min read

Donald Trump's first term may hold clues to a second

Aspects of Donald Trump’s first term suggest some continuity of attitude and approach to foreign policy in a second

United States
  • Yesterday
  • 2 min read

Hungary’s Orban bets big on Trump

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban endorsed Donald Trump ahead of US presidential elections

Hungary
  • Yesterday
  • 2 min read

China to leverage Western open-source AI militarily

Chinese research institutions have used Meta's open-source Llama model to create an AI tool for military applications

China
  • Oct 31
  • 7 min read

Bretton Woods institutions may face African backlash

The World Bank and especially the IMF have gained renewed prominence in addressing Africa's macro-economic imbalances

Africa
  • Oct 31
  • 2 min read

Harris closes economy gap with Trump in tight US poll

High levels of early voting in some battleground states offer few clues to the ultimate outcome of the presidential race

United States
  • Oct 31
  • 2 min read

United States will keep leading the data centre market

Advanced economies dominate the global data centre industry but face increasing competition from emerging markets

International
  • Oct 30
  • 2 min read

COP16 will bring hope and frustration on global goals

Emphasis on the importance of nature to humanity will grow, but protection efforts will continue to fall short of needs

International
  • Oct 30
  • 2 min read

Allegation will add to India-Canada tensions

A Canadian deputy minister accused India’s home minister of involvement in a campaign against Sikh separatists in Canada

India