Latest Analysis

Friday, December 20, 2024

  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

South Korea will see prolonged political uncertainty

Lawmakers have passed a motion to impeach the president, following his short-lived declaration of martial law

South Korea
  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

Peru's Boluarte will weaken further as time passes

Further recent scandals have undermined an already weak President Dina Boluarte

Peru
  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

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
  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

Kazakhstan will prioritise nuclear energy adoption

A referendum in October confirmed that Kazakhstan would build its first nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

Nigeria’s opposition will struggle with divisions

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has had difficulty adjusting to its role as an opposition party

Nigeria
  • Dec 20
  • 6 min read

Apple will face continuing challenges in China

US tech giant Apple is struggling to maintain dominance in its largest market outside the United States

International
  • Dec 20
  • 7 min read

Biden’s judicial appointments are a significant legacy

Senate Majority Leadership Chuck Schumer managed to get President Biden’s final judicial nominees confirmed this week

United States
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Johnson and Trump both lose in US shutdown battle

A bipartisan congressional deal to fund the government into the spring has fallen apart after criticism from Elon Musk

United States
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Kenya cabinet reshuffle aims to bolster weakened Ruto

The president has brought allies of his former political enemies into the cabinet

Kenya
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Key rate freeze unlikely to tame inflation

The Russian Central Bank announced it is keeping its key interest rate at 21% in a surprise to most analysts

Russia
  • Dec 20
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Pakistan and United States will struggle to reset ties

Following US sanctions against it, a US official said Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme was an “emerging threat”

Pakistan
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Poverty fall will be difficult to sustain in Argentina

New estimates show that poverty fell sharply in the third quarter, back to levels similar to the year-earlier period

Argentina
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Panama mine poses ongoing difficulties for Mulino

The government faces tough decisions on the future of an environmentally damaging but highly lucrative mine

Panama
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

The tax take will increase slowly in the Gulf states

The IMF considers that the economic outlook of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is favourable

Gulf states
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Oman will prioritise AML/CFT compliance

The Financial Action Task Force has placed Oman on the “enhanced follow up” list

Oman
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

EU-US energy and tariff compromise could be difficult

Donald Trump has suggested that the EU could reduce the risk of higher US tariffs through more energy imports

United States
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Hungarian-Polish ties set to deteriorate further

Budapest has granted asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister who is facing corruption charges

Hungary
  • Dec 20
  • 2 min read

Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine will intensify

Russia has been accused of launching a large-scale cyber-attack on Ukraine’s state registries

Ukraine