May 2, 20212 minIs China’s Population Shrinking?China’s leaders have recently been alerted to the fact that the country may be facing its first year of population decline in five...
Apr 18, 20213 minJapan’s Radioactive Water Disposal PlanJapan has announced to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant at sea on the 13th of...
Apr 4, 20213 minTwo Months into Myanmar’s CoupThe death toll in Myanmar as a result of the ongoing military coup has grown to over 500, confirmed early this week by the Assistance...
Apr 4, 20213 minLast week in EM currenciesTurkish Lira At the beginning of last week, the Turkish lira suffered losses after further shakeups in the central bank. On Tuesday the...
Mar 21, 20213 minEmerging markets may soon sink as sovereign debt crisis lurks in the watersDeveloping nations dream about one day holding the same political clout and economic power as their developed world counterparts....
Mar 7, 20213 minLebanon: An economy on the brink of collapseThis past year, the coronavirus pandemic has hit many countries' economies deeply, one of which is Lebanon. The country and its...
Feb 21, 20213 minRCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Zone After a series of arduous negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was signed on December 14th,...
Feb 7, 20213 minIndia’s budget battle against faltering GDPOn the 26th November 1947, the first Union budget of Independent India was published. The latest, unveiled on 1st of February, echoes...
Jan 4, 20213 minThe participation gap: The role of developing economies in the climate crisisWe are living in a global climate crisis. This is undeniable. For millennia, global carbon dioxide levels had not been above roughly 300...
Jan 4, 20212 minGlobal Investors In Trouble After The Chinese Government Cracks Down On Ant GroupAnt Group and Alibaba, the two titans of Chinese technology founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma), are being heavily regulated by the Chinese...
Dec 29, 20205 minCentral Europe Moves Centre StageThis is a guest article written by Senior Director of EMEA, Nigel Rendell, at Medley Global Advisors, a world-leading independent macro...
Dec 13, 20203 minAsian miracle or investment minefield? The reality of Vietnam’s rapid economic development.In recent years, the Vietnamese economy has maintained high growth. It is one of the world's fastest growing countries, and many media...
Dec 13, 20202 minTurmoil in India: Why farmers are protesting against agriculture lawsTens of thousands of farmers from northern India have swarmed New Delhi, blocking roads and highways in protest against the three...
Nov 29, 20203 min#EndSars, More Than a Protest: A glimpse into decades of social and financial hardship In the wake of increased global scrutiny on police brutality, mass protests erupted across Nigeria against the controversial police unit,...
Nov 29, 20203 minInternationalising the Yuan: The Renminbi’s growing role in global financial marketsChina has been taking significant steps in a bid to internationalise the yuan. The launch of new yuan-denominated copper futures this...
Nov 29, 20203 minA Disillusioned Democratic Base - is there trouble brewing?On the 7th of November 2020, one half of America collectively let out a huge sigh of relief when Joe Biden, Vice President for the Obama...
Nov 16, 20203 minAre the Tides Turning on the Lira? - Political shake-up sparks hope for the drowning currency The Turkish Lira has been gasping for air, as it struggles not getting swallowed up by the predatory double-digit inflation haunting the...
Nov 16, 20202 minWhat a Biden Presidency means for Climate ChangeThe infamous climate change denier Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would take the US out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement...
Nov 16, 20203 minNeo-Colonialism in Africa? The Chinese Belt and Road InitiativeChina is exerting a new form of colonialism on the African continent and it is being largely unopposed. The Chinese Belt and Road...
Nov 16, 20202 minLael Brainard – Making the centre holdLael Brainard may be your favourite economic advisor’s economic advisor. Now, she is the top contender for Biden’s Secretary of Treasury....