What is the future of the European Union?

The Brics emerging markets are once again touting their ambition to build a world less dependent on the US dollar. Leading the latest push is a new guarantee fund, to curb investment risk and support financing in the bloc, something discussed at l...

When the leaders of the Brics group of developing countries gather on Sunday for their 17th annual summit, the backdrop is one of the most geopolitically volatile the bloc has faced in years, with trade tension, regional conflicts and energy insta...

When Chinese Premier Li Qiang addressed the World Economic Forum’s “Summer Davos” in Tianjin, China, his message was clear: China must become a “mega-sized” consumption powerhouse. Not just the world’s factory, but its market too. His words underl...

For years, multinational companies operated in the Middle East with the belief that while politics could flare up, trade would largely continue. That assumption, while once reasonable, is now under serious strain. The war between Israel and Iran l...

To understand America’s aggressive shift on trade, you must first grasp the silent, slow building, decades-long erosion of American middle-class prosperity. This shift began well before President Trump and will outlive him. It is rooted in the col...

After more than a decade of war and isolation, Syria is edging back into the global economy. The signs are familiar: commercial flights have resumed, sanctions are being eased and its debts are being cleared. Gulf investors are circling. Infrastru...