Tax

Why Not a Financial Transactions Tax?

By Dr. Jack Rasmus As Senator Sinema gets Biden to drop his proposed tax increases on corporations and wealthy investors earning more than $400K income...
Biden

The Contradictions of the “Biden Doctrine”: From China Friction and Military Overreach to US...

By Dr. Dan Steinbock With its internal contradictions, the “Biden Doctrine” is fostering Trump-style China wars, while its military overreach is paving the way to...
Forex Robot

Top 5 Forex Robots With Yields of Over 1000%

Automated  Forex trading is conducted by the method of unique software programs that allow for non-stop dealings of currencies. These relatively new additions to...
Philippines

Philippines: From Peaceful, Nuclear-Free ASEAN to Battle-Ready Indo-Pacific?

By Dr. Dan Steinbock As the Duterte era is gradually ending, new arms races and nuclear proliferation cast a dark shadow over Southeast Asia. The...
Close-up of ore deposits (gold, coal & bauxite) and an old map of Africa

The Jihadi Gold Rush Fuels Violence in the Sahel Region

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Africa’s Sahel, a region separating the Sahara Desert to the north and savannas to the south, is notorious for widespread poverty and...
Boko Haram

Controversies Trails Amnesty for “Repentant” Boko Haram Members

In the past few weeks, news about the massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorist fighters has dominated the headlines across the Nigerian media. Their...
European Banks Application Modernisation

European Banks Need to Step Up Their Application Modernisation Agendas

By Alfred Escala Sisquellas, Vice President, Banking and Financial Markets, IBM Most major banks will have had application modernisation as a strategic agenda for several...
US Dollar

The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui I. Introduction I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Talibans

Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover

By Gavin Helf, Ph.D. and Barmak Pazhwak As U.S. and NATO forces drew down their military presence in Afghanistan this Summer, the country’s northern neighbors...
Africa

Recurring Separatist Agitations in Africa: Exploring Renegotiation and Dissolution as Possible Way Out

By Olusegun Akinfenwa There are 54 countries in Africa, and at least 25 have experienced active separatist conflict. The crises have become commonplace, resulting in...

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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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