The trade truce between the US and China appears fragile, as both sides trade barbs and neither fully trusts the other to ...

International organisations and places in the news are classic 'if you know, you know' (IYKYK) topics — often the ...

Singapore’s transformation has been driven by a business-friendly regulatory environment and sustained investments in ...

Sir Keir Starmer and the EU are poised to launch a global defence bank to rearm the West against Vladimir Putin. Ministers ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it would set drug prices pegged to the lowest level paid by ...

Europe is home to more than two million researchers and the bloc wants to attract many more, especially after restrictions ...

At the time of its independence in 1965, Singapore—a small state with no natural resources—had a nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of approximately US$975 million, almost equal to that of ...

Foxconn: According to a survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF), 40% of employers expect to reduce their workforce where AI ...

Debt is simply the total amount of money the US government owes to its lenders, currently amounting to $36.2 trillion. This ...

The line between sovereign and financial sector risk is rapidly blurring. Pension funds, insurance companies, and banks hold trillions in government bonds. A wave of sovereign defaults—especially from ...

In an April 2025 released report by World Bank Group (WBG) titled ‘South Asia Development Update: Taxing Times’, some of the ...

For those of you who have been reading my articles here for 20+ years, you will know I’m not a doomster. Yes, I’ve called the ...