Business
Crypto Treasuries Gamble on Fringe Tokens, Stoking Volatility Fears
As companies focused on buying bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies face challenges from market oversaturation and negative sentiment, new players are exploring less popular, riskier...
Kenya’s Liberal Economy Attracting Russian and Foreign Investors
Over the years, Kenya and Russia have enjoyed cordial and warm bilateral relations. Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus remain key to the development agenda in...
Russian-Nigerian Economic Diplomacy: Decades of Agreements, Minimal Impact
Over the past two decades, Russia's economic influence in Africa—and specifically in Nigeria—has been limited, largely due to a lack of structured financial support...
Can Private Investment Deliver Tanzania’s Vision 2050 Transport Goals?
“The Private Sector is the engine of the economy; therefore, we must work closely together to achieve our national development agenda”.- Tanzania's President, Samia...
Leaked Docs Reveal Meta Cashing In on a ‘Deluge’ of Fraudulent Ads
Meta anticipated earning about 10% of its total annual revenue, or $16 billion, from advertising for scams and banned items, according to internal documents...
Automating Oppression: How AI Firms and Governments Rewire Democracy
Authors: Christopher Jackson and Aaron Spitler*
Digital technologies, particularly AI, are accelerating democratic backsliding and revitalizing authoritarian governments. AI-focused companies have been forming close partnerships...
Asia-Pacific’s Tax Dilemma: Indonesia’s High-Stakes Reform
Authors: Andi Mohammad Ilham and Andi Mohammad Johan*
Recently, Indonesia’s new Minister of Finance, Purbaya, declared that the establishment of the State Revenue Authority (SRA/BPN)...
The AI That Maps the Floods: How SatGPT is Building Asia-Pacific’s Disaster Resilience
In an era of escalating climate disasters, the ability to translate data into life-saving action has never been more critical. For the Asia-Pacific region—the...
Trump-Xi Summit Leads U.S. to Suspend China Tariffs Until 2026
The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, in Busan, South Korea, concluded with the announcement of a temporary...
Squeezed Consumers, Struggling Economy: The Low-Income Crack-Up
The resilience of U. S. consumers as a support for the economy may be tested in the coming weeks due to financial pressures on...