Middle East crisis sparks global hunger surge
Over 41 million people in the Middle East and North Africa region experienced severe food insecurity in 2024
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Trump’s $2 trillion deals recast US-Gulf relations
Beyond the dollar signs, Donald Trump’s Middle East agreements are poised to reshape the region’s development trajectory
Go Green with GBO: Will ‘Carbon Border Taxes’ start new trade war?
Trade partners may respond with retaliatory tariffs or file disputes at the World Trade Organisation, challenging CBAM as an unfair trade barrier
Why BRICS+ backs local currency trade
While certain BRICS+ countries, such as Russia, might be more interested in accelerating transformation, other BRICS+ members might not be as keen
Surcharge ban: Will consumers truly benefit?
The fees that large and small merchants pay in Australia differ significantly
SME lending enters a new tech era
SME lending is changing as a result of the continuous digital revolution
Banking digitisation: UK & US take divergent paths
The EF market generated an estimated 20-30 billion euro in Europe in 2023, about 3% of total banking revenues
US strikes on Iran could disrupt global economy: IMF
The IMF is keeping an eye on two things: First, how this would impact risk premia for oil and gas
South Africa’s GDP outlook gets biggest cut since 2023
Statistics South Africa revised its estimate of fourth-quarter growth to 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, from an initial estimate of 0.6%
IMF sees ‘some progress’ on Lebanon reforms, says external support needed
IMF funding required reforms were repeatedly thwarted by private and political interests