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Burkina Faso launches Five-Year development plan
Burkina Faso launched its 64-billion-dollar National Development Plan (NDP) for 2026–2030, on March 9. The plan is one of the largest economic programs ever...
When Hormuz closes, the Gulf pays twice
The race by Gulf importers to reroute food, medicines, and factory supplies is more than a temporary logistics headache. It is a reminder that...
Seeds of Change: How LadyAgri Empowers Women to Lead Africa’s Agri-Food Revolution
Introduction: Sharing What Works
One might say that in Brussels, much like in the finest salons of society, conversations are abundant-diagnoses even more so. Food...
Markets Defy War Fears: Stability Surprises Global Investors
Global investors are showing an unexpected degree of calm in the face of the Iran war, resisting the urge to retreat from risk even...
Energy Shock: Meloni’s Stability Faces First Real Test
The political calm that has defined Giorgia Meloni’s tenure is facing its most serious test yet, as the fallout from the Iran war ripples...
Trump Presses Japan for Help as War Widens
Donald Trump is expected to use a White House meeting with Sanae Takaichi to push for greater Japanese involvement in the Iran war, opening...
ECB Holds Fire as War Clouds Inflation Outlook
The European Central Bank is poised to keep interest rates unchanged, but its message will be anything but neutral. With energy markets rattled by...
Cambodia Shifts Fuel Sourcing Amid Regional Export Restrictions and Global Energy Shock
Cambodia’s energy sector is facing acute pressure as Vietnam and China impose temporary fuel export restrictions until at least the end of March. These...
Is China Using Energy Security to Pressure Taiwan Amid Global Crises?
China has long pursued reunification with Taiwan, framing it as a historic and political imperative. The island has consistently rejected Beijing’s sovereignty claims, maintaining...
Is China a silent profiter from the War in Iran?
The recent U.S. and Israeli attack in Iran has once again placed the Middle East at the center of global tensions, with outcomes and...