Economy
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Kuwait Central Bank Challenges UNCTAD's 2025 FDI Figures, Releases Official Data
The Central Bank of Kuwait says the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2026 uses preliminary estimates that don't reflect of...
Egyptian Pound Breaches 51 Again as Foreign Outflows and Geopolitical Tensions Weigh
The Egyptian pound surpassed 51 per dollar for the first time since the 2024 float, driven by $1.45 billion in foreign o...
Egypt’s Central Bank Debuts EGP 150 Billion Variable-Rate Treasury Certificates
A new 63-day instrument linked to the corridor rate offers the government flexible funding and gives banks a fresh tool ...
From Oil to Inflation: How US-Iran Tensions and the Hormuz Risk Recast Global Economic Calculations
Rising US-Iran tensions and instability around the Strait of Hormuz are sending shockwaves through oil markets, shipping...
Colombia's Villar: Interest Rates to Stay High Until Inflation Returns to Target Range
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark rate to 12%, the highest in two years, as governor Villar warns rates will ...
Africa's Next Infrastructure Wave: Energy and Transport First, Then Manufacturing
SeedTree Capital’s Bowale Odumade says energy and transport will drive Africa’s infrastructure decade, with $2 trillion ...
Strait of Hormuz Closure Sends Fuel Prices Soaring, Fuelling Child Malnutrition Crisis in Nigeria
Iran war’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz spiked fuel prices in Nigeria by 75% in two months, driving a surge in child...
EU Emissions Trading Reform Defends Climate Goals as Finance Ministers Absorb Revenue Losses
The EU Commission’s new proposals balance industrial competitiveness with climate credibility by extending free carbon a...
Ukraine's Refinery Strikes Force Russia to Import Fuel, Exposing Economic and Social Fractures
Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled Russian refining, forcing urgent fuel imports. The crisis erodes public trust and ...
Digital Euro: Jean-Pierre Landau Stresses Sovereignty, Privacy, and the Risk of Rejection
Former French central banker Jean-Pierre Landau argues the digital euro is a necessity, not a gamble, but warns that a l...
The Hidden Costs of Leaving Chargers Plugged In: Energy Waste, Component Wear, and Safety Hazards
When chargers sit idle in outlets, phantom energy drain, thermal stress, and voltage surge risks quietly erode your budg...
Ecuador's 1925 Juliana Revolution: How the State Seized Control of Money from Banks and Built Modern Financial Institutions
A 1925 military uprising broke the grip of private banks on Ecuador's currency and budget, leading to the creation of a ...
Oil Riches to Debt Trap: How Nigeria Squandered a Half-Century of Wealth
Nigeria transformed from a net creditor to international institutions in the 1970s to a heavily indebted nation, with de...