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Pandemic worsens challenges of fragile states in Middle East and Central Asia, IMF says
Massoud A Derhally, The National | Coronavirus has led to remittances declining by as much as 25% in some countries during the first half...
The pandemic has caused the world’s economies to diverge
The Economist | As recovery from COVID-19 takes place, huge gaps between the performance of countries are opening up—which could yet...
EU seeks to boost eurozone with green bond program
Pensions & Investments| The European Union wants to lift the GDP of the eurozone economy by 3% by 2027 through borrowing under a new...
Indian government sets up a panel to screen all Chinese foreign investment proposals
Kirtika Suneja and Deepshikha Sikarwar, The Economic Times | India has set up a screening panel to vet all Chinese foreign investment...
As the Election Looms, Investors See Uncertainty. They Don’t Like It.
The New York Times | The stock market has been on a tear for much of 2020, but there is now more volatility as investors worry about the...
Trump administration is stepping up scrutiny of past Chinese tech investments
Washington Post | After TikTok, the federal government is stepping up its scrutiny of past Chinese investments in U.S. tech start-ups,...
Why the World Worries About Russia’s Natural Gas Pipeline
Anna Shiryaevskaya and Dina Khrennikova, Bloomberg A natural gas pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea from Russia to the German...
Environmental Diplomacy: China’s Attitude and Effort Towards Climate Change
Sweta Chalise, Modern Diplomacy With the rapid process of industrialization and modernization, there has been a notable increase in...
Harnessing Europe’s climate diplomacy and energy policy to drive down methane worldwide
Sam Kotis, Environmental Defense Fund With the forthcoming EU Methane Strategy and a flurry of other energy proposals expected in the...
The Geopolitics of Semiconductors
Bilahari Kausikan, The Strait Times The US has a chokehold on China when it comes to the semiconductor industry, as China lacks the...
Pact with UAE opens entire Arab world to Israeli business
Dan Zaken, Globes Because of diplomatic issues, the economic ties between the countries were secret, and what was not secret was very...
How to Make Trade Work for Workers: Charting a Path Between Protectionism and Globalism
Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs Coronavirus has challenged many long-held assumptions. In the coming months and years, the United...
US restrictions on skilled immigration likely to result in offshoring more jobs
Priyanka Sangani, The Economic Times Several IT firms and industry associations such as Nasscom have criticized US President Donald...
Trump's Biggest Foreign Policy Win
Ian Bremmer, TIME The British government announced that U.K. telecom carriers will be banned from installing new Huawei equipment for...
With oil cheap, Arab states cannot balance their books
The Economist While countries around the world adopt cleaner sources of energy, Covid-19 has given the Middle East and North Africa a...
Canberra vs Beijing: Getting serious about costs
Sam Roggeveen, The Interpreter It is impossible to have a useful public debate about the value of sovereignty if we refuse to put a price...
Covid-19 and RCEP: make or break?
Oxford Business Group The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – potentially the world’s largest free trade deal – has...
Economic diplomacy: Diversification dilemmas
Greg Earl, The Interpreter China, India, and Australia are all dealing with the costs and risks of reshoring. Read the full article HERE
PWC global crisis centre
PWC PwC's Global Crisis Centre is working together with a range of organisations across industries to help them during this difficult...
Coronavirus: EU measures to support the economy
European Commission The European Commission has announced measures to support Europeans and the European economy in this time of crisis....
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