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IMF’s Outlook: Not Great
The IMF’s October 2025 update to its World Economic Outlook delivers a modest upward revision, but lurking behind this seemingly…
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A New Pacific Trade Highway
When President Trump announced a new 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in retaliation for Beijing’s latest export controls on rare…
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Looking East
Global investors are turning their interest toward Asia, amid a wider realignment of foreign direct investment (FDI), trade flows, and…
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Morocco’s World Cup Gamble
“Stadiums are here, but where are the hospitals?” The chant spread across TikTok and WhatsApp, and by the end of…
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Diamond and Bangles to the Gulf
The ongoing realignment of international trade flows in the midst of the escalating tariff wars between the United States and…
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Intergenerational Plunder
France and Britain have both built welfare systems that may have begun life as humane responses to social need, but…
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Basmati Fault Line
After nearly two decades, the European Union (EU) and India are edging closer to finalizing a free trade agreement. Talks,…
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Saudi–China Relations
In an era when regional multilateral deals are stalling, China and Saudi Arabia are seemingly forging an alternative path, choosing…
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The Chips-for-Rare-Earths Truce
All is fare in love and war. That’s not a typo—anything can be sold, even and especially during a trade…
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France’s Fiasco
France’s government imploded on Monday, September 8, 2025, when Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a climactic confidence vote in the…
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