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Japan’s Radioactive Water Disposal Plan
Japan has announced to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant at sea on the 13th of...
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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Two Months into Myanmar’s Coup
The 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 min read
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Last week in EM currencies
Turkish Lira At the beginning of last week, the Turkish lira suffered losses after further shakeups in the central bank. On Tuesday the...
Apr 4, 20213 min read
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Emerging markets may soon sink as sovereign debt crisis lurks in the waters
Developing nations dream about one day holding the same political clout and economic power as their developed world counterparts....
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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Lebanon: An economy on the brink of collapse
This past year, the coronavirus pandemic has hit many countries' economies deeply, one of which is Lebanon. The country and its...
Mar 7, 20213 min read
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RCEP: 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 21, 20213 min read
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India’s budget battle against faltering GDP
On the 26th November 1947, the first Union budget of Independent India was published. The latest, unveiled on 1st of February, echoes...
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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The participation gap: The role of developing economies in the climate crisis
We are living in a global climate crisis. This is undeniable. For millennia, global carbon dioxide levels had not been above roughly 300...
Jan 4, 20213 min read
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Global Investors In Trouble After The Chinese Government Cracks Down On Ant Group
Ant Group and Alibaba, the two titans of Chinese technology founded by Ma Yun (Jack Ma), are being heavily regulated by the Chinese...
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Central Europe Moves Centre Stage
This is a guest article written by Senior Director of EMEA, Nigel Rendell, at Medley Global Advisors, a world-leading independent macro...
Dec 29, 20205 min read
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Asian 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, 20203 min read
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Turmoil in India: Why farmers are protesting against agriculture laws
Tens of thousands of farmers from northern India have swarmed New Delhi, blocking roads and highways in protest against the three...
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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#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 min read
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Internationalising the Yuan: The Renminbi’s growing role in global financial markets
China has been taking significant steps in a bid to internationalise the yuan. The launch of new yuan-denominated copper futures this...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
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A 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 29, 20203 min read
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Are 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, 20203 min read
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What a Biden Presidency means for Climate Change
The infamous climate change denier Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would take the US out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement...
Nov 16, 20202 min read
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Neo-Colonialism in Africa? The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
China is exerting a new form of colonialism on the African continent and it is being largely unopposed. The Chinese Belt and Road...
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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Lael Brainard – Making the centre hold
Lael Brainard may be your favourite economic advisor’s economic advisor. Now, she is the top contender for Biden’s Secretary of Treasury....
Nov 16, 20202 min read
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Biden and Trump’s Economic Plan: A Comparison
With the impact of the pandemic on the economy, the economic agendas of the candidates in the 2020 US general election have become...
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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