China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Future Trade with China will Require Digital Integration with China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Andre Wheeler With all the talk of supply chain dependency on China needing to be “decoupled” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, very little...
Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa

COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa

By King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Dr Rosemond Sussana Amamoo and Dr Roselyn Salomey Amamoo The drivers of the economic crisis from the pandemic...
Ecuador’s New Government

Ecuador’s New Government Means Mining-Friendly Jurisdiction for Years to Come

Ecuador’s recent federal election was a positive one for the mining industry and bodes well for foreign mining companies looking to surface Ecuador’s copious...
Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

Business Collaboration Boost in First Irish Trade Mission to the UK, as Economies Emerge...

LONDON, Sept. 6, 2021 - Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD visited the UK today for...
mobile payment

The Unbanked: A Look At The Solutions

Smartphones are the missing link for financial inclusion If you are living in a developed first world country, we might forgive you for thinking such...
Fed tapering

As The Fed Preps For Tapering, Expect More Volatility In Asia

By Dr. Dan Steinbock Economic recovery has proved elusive in Asia, thanks to the West’s pandemic mismanagement and vaccine inequality. The Fed’s impending tapering will...
Alpha Conde

Alpha Conde And Guinea’s Mission To Foster Economic Transformation And Incentivize Investment Opportunity For...

By Raoul Keddy The newly re-elected President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has made it his mission to push the country to greater economic and societal heights....
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Ukraine to Convene Crimea Platform Summit: Why Zelensky’s “Day of Triumph” Spells his Doom

Tomorrow begins the Crimea Platform international summit, which will be convened by Ukraine in the capital Kiev. It took more than a year for...
fraud

New Research Unveils the Astonishing Estimated Cost of Fraud in the UK

As a nation, the UK suffers immensely from fraudsters tricking us out of hard-earned cash. These criminals are constantly revisiting their tactics and abusing...

Afghanistan & the American Imperial Project

By Dr. Jack Rasmus On August 16, 2021 President Biden addressed the nation to explain why the US military is pulling out of Afghanistan. To...

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China economic growth

China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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