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Zimbabwe facing true test of democracy

3/7/2018 15:29

With less than a month to go until the Presidential and Parliamentary elections, all eyes are on Zimbabwe.

As the global economic outlook worsens, how will this impact emerging markets?

2/7/2018 13:59

At the start of the year, the market was generally optimistic on global growth and we saw great performance

Crypto: another step towards the mainstream

29/6/2018 09:22

On 18th June, it was announced that the online payments company Square Inc., had become the ninth company to

EOS: a new blockchain or a new order

29/6/2018 09:19

We enjoyed watching the – somewhat protracted – launch of the EOSIO platform at the start of June, with

Erdogan re-elected as Turkey takes to the polls

25/6/2018 09:20

Erdogan comfortably won last night’s presidential elections, gathering 52.6% of the popular vote compared to his closest opponent Ince,

Jordanians take to the streets

24/6/2018 09:18

Jordanians generally don’t take to the street. With the disasters that befell their neighbours since the Arab Spring of

Middle East Election Update

24/6/2018 09:15

In a region where geopolitics dominates, it is easy to miss that there have been a lot of election

A golden goodbye for Greece?

21/6/2018 14:00

It’s tourist season for Greece, and as a result everyone there seems to be happy. However, there is an

Russia: no surprises here

8/5/2018 10:43

With Putin receiving a record majority (north of 77%), there were no surprises in the recent Russian presidential elections.

Rays of hope in Myanmar

1/5/2018 14:32

Myanmar is a country in the midst of political and economic transition. The current administration is lacking experience, the

Mongolia starting to bear fruit

23/4/2018 10:08

We first highlighted Mongolia in our 2017 Outlook and revisited this theme in our 2017 mid-year review. To date,

Syria: Assad has won the war of survival, but endgame is unclear.

12/4/2018 09:51

The war in Syria continues to dominate headlines, despite seemingly drawing to a close. Assad and his allies now

The real challenge facing President Ramaphosa

26/3/2018 10:17

South Africa continues to recover from a kleptocratic government, where, to be honest, almost any government could have done

Future of the JCPOA

21/3/2018 09:33

Why is the future of the JCPOA in doubt? Possibly the most dominant talking point surrounding Iran recently has

Hong Kong ‘should learn from Singapore’ on childcare, minister says

19/3/2018 11:28

Singapore and Hong Kong have threats of facing an increasing shrinkage of the workforce: ageing population. To tackle the

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