Economy & Markets
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...
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)...
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...
The Double-Edged Sword of U.S. Economic Power
The United States has increasingly utilized its economic might as a tool of statecraft in the twenty-first century. Washington has employed tariffs, sanctions, and...
The “High-Quality” Gambit: Inside China’s Next Five-Year Plan
The draft proposals for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan were approved during the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party...
African Union Earmarks $170 Billion Infrastructure Investment Plan
During its 3rd grandiose summit in Luanda that brought together a distinguished panel of leaders, including the ministers of transport from Zimbabwe and Rwanda,...
Taiwan, U.S. Report Progress in Trade Talks Amid APEC Meetings
Taiwan’s delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea announced that technical consultations for trade negotiations with the United States have...