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Sri Lanka’s Luxury Property Boom Is Outrunning Its Regulations
As Colombo's luxury towers rise, the laws and institutions meant to oversee them lag far behind. Financial history shows that rarely ends well.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Valterra bets on China platinum demand surge
China’s push into hydrogen-powered freight trucks could deliver a fresh wave of demand for the metals.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Nigeria restored to FTSE Russell Index
The country was dropped from the index, which measures equities in frontier markets, following concerns about the ability to repatriate earnings.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Iran war is no Vietnam. But it may become an economic quagmire for the Gulf.
Five costs related to the Iran war are compounding across the Gulf and its trading partners, and none will be eliminated soon. The post The Iran war i...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Commercial space is not an endless field of innovation: an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly
The growth of the commercial space industry is seen by some as a way to help the US government to do more with less. Charles Galbreath discusses how c...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space has a billionaire problem, but it also has a billionaire solution
Many in the public see space as primarily a playground for billionaires. Kelsie Goddard argues that while that reputation is not undeserved, the role ...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Chinese manufacturing activity falls for second consecutive month
Beijing’s export-oriented industries have helped buoy the country’s economy for years as domestic consumption has faltered.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Africa turns to Asia for diesel as Iran war disrupts supplies
Before the start of hostilities, Africa relied on the Gulf for a large share of the fuel it consumes.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Philippine Peso Slumps to Record Low Amid Rising Energy Prices
Like some of its regional counterparts, the Philippines continues to be buffeted by the economic shocks of the U.S.-Iran war.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
India Has a Complex Youth Unemployment Problem, And There Isn’t a Quick Fix
Education and skills don't match available jobs. The economy isn’t creating good-quality employment for an expanding and increasingly educated workfor...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US strikes deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US had secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves, exp...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Fed chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech eases investor fears
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday eased fears that the central banker wouldn’t raise interest rates to tack...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail