Sectors

Security / Defence

  • Yesterday

Syria's transition is underway, but challenges abound

The outlines of the new order are taking shape slowly, but the new leadership faces major security and economic hurdles

Syria
  • Yesterday

Colombia-US relations will be tense under Trump

The Colombian president and the US president-elect have little in common ideologically or in terms of policy priorities

Colombia
All Security / Defence

Finance

  • Yesterday

Qatar could force a change in EU legislation

QatarEnergy has threatened to stop supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU if a new law is implemented

Qatar
  • Dec 20

Algeria will keep defence spending high

Higher revenues since 2022 have enabled Algiers to bring military spending to a level that matches threat perceptions

Algeria
All Finance

Energy

  • Yesterday

Russia’s Rosatom focuses export drive on Global South

Russia continues to be the world’s largest exporter of nuclear power plants

Russia
  • Yesterday

Qatar could force a change in EU legislation

QatarEnergy has threatened to stop supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU if a new law is implemented

Qatar
All Energy

Manufacturing

  • Dec 12

US tariff rises will prove counterproductive

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs will have wide effects on manufacturing activity

International
  • Dec 12

China’s traditional policy tools are losing efficacy

The Central Economic Work Conference promises looser fiscal and monetary policy to boost GDP growth, jobs and inflation

China
All Manufacturing

Infrastructure

  • Yesterday

The US will not seize control of the Panama Canal

Trump’s threats towards Panama are characteristically hyperbolic and unlikely to materialise

Panama
  • Dec 18

New deal may only partly ease Ethiopia-Somalia tension

Turkey has mediated a new detente between Ethiopia and Somalia, nominally ending a major regional crisis

Somalia
All Infrastructure

Food / Agribusiness

  • Dec 6

Russian food production will continue to grow

Although smaller in volume than in 2023, the Russian grain harvest in 2024 was nevertheless impressive

Russia
  • Dec 6

Poor dairy outlook offsets cereals improvement

The World Food Price Index rose to the highest since April 2023 due to high prices of vegetable oils and dairy products

International
All Food / Agribusiness

Technology / Media / Telecoms

  • Yesterday

Singapore’s data centre plans will face obstacles

Despite limited land capacity and energy concerns, Singapore strives to become a leader in the data centre industry

International
  • Yesterday

TikTok’s global troubles will intensify

With a potential US ban on the horizon, TikTok was hit with a one-year ban in Albania

International
All Technology / Media / Telecoms