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Brazil’s Pix and the Geopolitics of Digital Payments
This July, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s instant-payment system, Pix. The question on the table is...
A Silent Economic Coup Begins in Indonesia and Nepal
Could the finance minister be the gateway to changing the world's direction?
This question sounds simple, but recent days have provided us with the answer....
Beijing Bets on AI to Strengthen Ties with the Global South
By marking the United Nations Day of the Developing Global South on September 12, 2025, China emphasizes the need to develop and coordinate new...
Cyberbiosecurity in the Blue Economy
The blue economy, which can be described as comprising fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, offshore energy, and port logistics, is changing in a very fast manner...
The future of public debt management in an era of digital finance
Public debt has always been a central concern of governments, economists, and financial institutions. In the 20th century, the question was whether sovereign debt...
From Rupee to Crypto: Blockchain – A Game Changer in Pakistan’s Economy?
The story of Pakistan’s economy has always been intertwined with its struggle for stability, growth, and adaptation to global trends. For decades, the rupee...
Deepfakes and the Fragility of Democracy: Lessons from Indonesia for the Global South
In August 2025, I witnessed firsthand how Indonesia was shaken by a deepfake video of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani. The manipulated footage—showing her delivering...
Eastern Economic Forum: Russia’s Partnership with Asian States and Foreign Investors
Russia and its Far East region have made an unprecedented turn, marking the 10th year of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, with...
China and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Emerging FDI Trend, Policy Shifts and Market Challenges
The thriving landscape of Sino-Saudi economic partnership is part of the growing FDI trend driven by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Aiming to reduce its...
Washington and Brussels Are Cornering India
The pressure from US and EU sanctions is starting to feel less like distant geopolitics and more like a real squeeze on India’s daily...