EconomyIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINEWill Nigerian economy bounce back in 2025?GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 202502222 For Nigeria to significantly raise living standards, its growth rate must be at least 6% for three years in a row
EconomyIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINEMiddle East crisis sparks global hunger surgeGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 20250359 Over 41 million people in the Middle East and North Africa region experienced severe food insecurity in 2024
Cover StoryIndustryIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINETrump’s $2 trillion deals recast US-Gulf relationsGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 202501401 Beyond the dollar signs, Donald Trump’s Middle East agreements are poised to reshape the region’s development trajectory
EconomyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: Will ‘Carbon Border Taxes’ start new trade war?GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 20250645 Trade partners may respond with retaliatory tariffs or file disputes at the World Trade Organisation, challenging CBAM as an unfair trade barrier
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINEWhy BRICS+ backs local currency tradeGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 202501274 While certain BRICS+ countries, such as Russia, might be more interested in accelerating transformation, other BRICS+ members might not be as keen
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINESurcharge ban: Will consumers truly benefit?GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025June 30, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025June 30, 20250327 The fees that large and small merchants pay in Australia differ significantly
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINESME lending enters a new tech eraGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 20250456 SME lending is changing as a result of the continuous digital revolution
Banking and FinanceIssue 02 - 2025MAGAZINEBanking digitisation: UK & US take divergent pathsGBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 27, 2025July 1, 20250413 The EF market generated an estimated 20-30 billion euro in Europe in 2023, about 3% of total banking revenues
EconomyTop StoriesUS strikes on Iran could disrupt global economy: IMFGBO CorrespondentJune 26, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 26, 20250699 The IMF is keeping an eye on two things: First, how this would impact risk premia for oil and gas
EconomyTop StoriesSouth Africa’s GDP outlook gets biggest cut since 2023GBO CorrespondentJune 25, 2025June 26, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJune 25, 2025June 26, 20250718 Statistics South Africa revised its estimate of fourth-quarter growth to 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, from an initial estimate of 0.6%