The Trump-Xi Summit Paves the Way to New Realism in US-Chinese Trade

By Dan Steinbock                  Despite preliminary pessimism, the Trump-Xi Summit showed greater trade pragmatism than initially expected, even though it was overshadowed by a raw...

Brexit and the Banks: Fight or Flight?

By Barbara Casu This article discusses the key implications of Brexit for the UK financial services industry, looking at the differences between: membership vs. access;...

Return of Sovereign France

By Dan Steinbock In France, President Hollande’s utter failure to foster broad consensus for structural reforms has paved the way for a contested election. While...

Why Trump’s Anti-Globalisation Agenda is Bad for America

By Devashish Mitra The Trump administration has been capitalising on the “dark-side of globalisation”. However, Devashish Mitra advances that an anti-globalisation campaign might not be...

What Does the New US Administration Mean for Business?

By William Hobbs, Head of Investment Strategy, UK and Europe, Barclays How much of this new US administration’s often fluid and sometimes contradictory agenda should we...

Tourism and the Modern World

By Eric G. E. Zuelow Tourism is among the largest industries in the world and many people assume that humans engaged in leisure travel from...

Changing Tides in International Trade

By Victor Andres Manhit Although trade has played an important role in advancing economic growth, it has since lost its dynamism. Asian economies, however, have...

Pentagon Wars and US Hegemony at the Root of Instability and Dislocation

By Abayomi Azikiwe Pentagon wars and capitalist exploitation at the root of instability and dislocation. Members of the United States government spoke in Germany at the...

SADC Region Seeks to Accelerate Industrialisation amid Challenges in Mining and Energy

By Abayomi Azikiwe Swaziland summit discusses economic crises in the sub-continent The Republic of South Africa, the most industrialised state in the region, is still undergoing...

The Trump-Ryan Healthcare Act: Some Economic Consequences

By Jack Rasmus While Republicans on the Right and the Far Right wrangle over whether to repeal the Obamacare Affordable Care Act (ACA), or just...

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CFO's new mandate. CFO explaining the presentation

The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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