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Vietnam’s other trade deals could claim Washington’s wins

Clauses in Vietnam’s EFTA and CPTPP deals could spread Washington’s gains to European, Australian and Japanese firms.

Trade Policy Review: Viet Nam

The third review of the trade policies and practices of Viet Nam takes place on 4 and 6 November 2026. The basis for the...

After the Blue Wave, What Do Voters Want From the Economy?

This week on The Spillover, host Rebecca Patterson and guest Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG, discuss the economic ...

US gas prices hit Election Day record

Gas prices jumped as Americans headed to the polls, emphasizing how pressing the issue of fuel costs has become for vote...

Banks to review El Niño exposure in client loans

The concerns follow warnings from money managers that this year’s extraordinarily powerful El Niño will leave investors ...

Blue wave could rattle markets

Investors are bracing for tougher tech oversight and tenser fiscal negotiations.

American Billionaire Leads Swap Plan to Buy Lukoil's Overseas Assets, Sources Say

Gas on the ballot in US elections

Today’s US election is a test of how much voters will want to punish the president for soaring gasoline and power prices...

Investcorp readies for deluge of Gulf infrastructure deals

The scale of the buildout for redundancies and alternatives in the wake of the Iran war is set to open up a bigger role ...

Saudi Aramco reports profit surge on higher oil prices

A jump in crude prices more than made up for lower production.

South Africa and Rwanda suspended from US free trade pact

Washington and Pretoria have repeatedly clashed since Trump falsely accused South Africa of carrying out a genocide of i...

Chip prices soar as makers prioritize data centers

Memory chip prices have doubled in the past year and companies are locking in longer-term contracts with the world’s dom...

Turkey and South Korea explore nuclear financing cooperation

A framework to evaluate potential cooperation on the financing of nuclear power projects was one of a number of energy-r...

North Korea’s surprising economic success will be short-lived, report suggests

North Korea’s relatively strong economic growth in recent years is a temporary phenomenon driven heavily by military pro...

What Sanctions Get Right

A useful tool has been unjustly maligned.

Tesla, Samsung Express Opposition to New US Tariffs on Vietnam

With a U.S. investigation into intellectual property violations set for conclusion at the end of the month, Hanoi could ...

Kim Yo Jong denies North Korean involvement in $6B Binance crypto theft

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denied the country’s involvement in the recent operation tha...

Only USD 2 Billion of Africa’s USD 7.9 Billion Satellite Pipeline Is Firmly Committed, New Space in Africa Report Finds

Space in Africa, the leading consulting and media firm providing data-driven insights for businesses and decision-makers...

African NewSpace Investment Rebounds to USD 12.63 Million in 2026, but Capital Remains Highly Concentrated, Space in Africa Report Shows

Space in Africa’s 2026 African NewSpace Investment Report tracks 385 newspace across 38 countries and introduces two pro...

$6B Binance Heist Exposes How North Korea Turned Hacking Into a State Revenue Stream

The FBI blamed Pyongyang for the largest crypto theft on record. Its cash-out routes rely heavily on China.

Next-generation fuel projects get US federal funding

Eight nuclear fuel technology projects have been selected to receive a share of up to USD50 million of federal funding u...

The Satellite Is Funded. Who Pays for the Service?

African governments’ space allocations have nearly doubled since 2021. A handful of capital programmes explain the swing...

North Korean coal officials tour Chinese mining firm amid modernization drive

A delegation from North Korea’s coal ministry toured a Chinese smart-mining technology company on Wednesday, suggesting ...

EU launches safeguard investigation on certain new hybrid vehicles

On 30 October 2026, the European Union notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated, on the same day...

Bibi and the Blockchain: When a Prime Minister Plans for Sanctions Evasion

Benjamin Netanyahu’s interest in cryptocurrency reveals both the continuing power of financial sanctions and the current...

Myanmar Remains on FATF Blacklist Due to Money Laundering Concerns

The group's announcement came after a report which said that Japanese officials had lobbied for the country's removal fr...

Japan’s Economic Diplomacy: A Compass in a Divided World

Tokyo has the ability to chart a stable path forward.

Working Party chair visits Uzbekistan as WTO accession negotiations enter critical phase

A WTO delegation led by Ambassador Sung-yo Choi of the Republic of Korea, chair of the Working Party on the Accession of...

Government Spending on Civil Space Topped $42 Billion in FY2026

Government spending on civil space activities is more than just NASA. A new Aerospace Corporation report details the $42...

Chalecki quoted in Washington Tariff & Trade Letter on the US’s use of Smoot-Hawley law to impose tariffs on Canada

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Chalecki quoted in National Post on the implications of USMCA uncertainty on long-term North American supply chain security

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Chalecki quoted in Reforma on how China benefits from USMCA uncertainty and fragmentation

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Chalecki quoted in Financial Review on the USMCA renegotiating process and the implications of uncertainty for the trade bloc

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Chalecki quoted in Barron’s on how Canada’s economy can sustain disruptions and mixed signals on trade from US

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Nikoladze quoted in The Christian Science Monitor on the effectiveness of tariffs authorized by the Russia Sanctions Act of 2026

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Nikoladze quoted in Washington Monthly on the Russia Sanctions Act of 2026’s implications for existing Russia-related sanctions

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CBDC Tracker cited in American Institute for Economic Research report on how countries are exploring the use of digital currencies

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Chhangani cited in American Institute for Economic Research report on the volume of e-CNY transactions by 2025

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De Kruijf cited in Centre for Economic Policy Research report on the euro’s constraints as dollar flight increases

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Chhangani quoted in Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the implications of Saudi Arabia’s exit from mBridge

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