Australia’s Central Bank Lifts Rate to 4.85%, Highest Since 2008
🔊 Listen to this article SYDNEY, November 6 — The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25…
African Banks Shift to Local-Currency Settlement via PAPSS, Bypassing Intermediary Dollars
🔊 Listen to this article NAIROBI, Oct. 29 — A growing number of African banks and businesses are routing cross-border…
QatarEnergy Locks in 4 MTPA of U.S. LNG Through 2054, Diversifying Beyond Hormuz
🔊 Listen to this article DOHA, October 22 — QatarEnergy has signed two long-term liquefied natural gas supply agreements with…
Dangote Backs $660M Ethiopia-Djibouti Fuel Pipeline, Redrawing Horn of Africa Energy Map
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 22 — A $660 million petroleum pipeline linking landlocked Ethiopia to the Red Sea port of Djibouti…
India-New Zealand FTA Takes Effect: A Structural Hedge Against Global Trade Fragmentation
WELLINGTON, Oct. 22 — Two days after the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement took effect, officials on both sides are…
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Pushes Oil Above $100, Renewing Global Supply-Chain Fears
DUBAI, October 17 — Oil held above $100 a barrel on Friday as the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz…
Anthropic Signs First Canadian Data Centre Lease in C$10-Billion Nova Scotia Deal
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, October 17 — Anthropic, the U.S. artificial-intelligence company behind the Claude assistant, has signed a 20-year lease…
Africa Demands Carbon Market Ownership at Kigali Summit, Shifting from Framework to Execution
KIGALI, Rwanda, October 16 — African governments and climate delegates gathered in Kigali this week to press for carbon markets…
IMF Raises 2026 Asia-Pacific Growth Forecast to 4.8% as Japan Slips Toward Sixth Place
SINGAPORE, October 16 — The International Monetary Fund raised its 2026 growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific region to 4.8 percent,…
World Bank and IMF Open Annual Meetings in Bangkok as Growth Forecast and AI Capex Steal the Agenda
BANGKOK, October 12 — The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank opened their annual meetings in Bangkok this week,…