Nehruvian capitalist boom destroyed the intellectual centre of Bangladesh’s Left, leaving its socialist politics stranded between historical memory and a crony economy ...

Kazakhstan is unusual in Central Asia in having two major hubs. In functional terms, Astana complements Almaty much as ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk about the pressure the ongoing conflict in the Gulf is putting on the global economy.

The latest surge in oil prices is no longer merely an energy story. It is becoming a test of political stability, economic resilience and strategic ...

There is an easy way to misunderstand BRICS: to judge it by what it is not.

Legacy of 2026 is less challenging than that of 2022, but using credit as a lever for economic activity makes scenario more ...

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US ...

The New Delhi BRICS Summit saw the grouping push back against unilateral tariffs and sanctions, while India balanced Global ...

One Nation’s plan to slash migration by more than 750,000 over three years would “kill the economy”, a cabinet minister has ...

Tyre was for years a destination for UN soldiers, diplomats, and international workers. Now, with the end of UNIFIL’s mandate ...

There is plenty to worry about in France’s economy, but the outlook is not entirely bleak. The French unemployment rate has not fallen below 7 percent since the 1970s. In the second quarter of 2026, ...

Brian Easton questions whether it's worth taking recent tax proposals from political parties seriously as the run-up to a ...