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Mexican banks may post another year of record profits

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MEXICO

AMLO’s government recently shelved a plan to buy part of the retail banking operations of Citigroup’s local subsidiary, Banamex -- a plan that had caused concern among bankers and…

New moves may modestly help Nigeria steady the naira

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NIGERIA

Finance Minister Wale Edun on October 23 announced that a major inflow of USD10bn was expected in the coming weeks to ease liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The…

Different demand pictures dominate the outlook for oil

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INTERNATIONAL

Markets have largely taken Red Sea trade disruption in their stride. Increased non-OPEC supply is expected this year, leaving the major uncertainty around the impact on demand of…

Saudi Arabia's oil market policies will be aggressive

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SAUDI ARABIA

The oil cuts reflect the country’s newly assertive oil market policy that is largely driven by the need to fund the government’s economic programme. It also underlines Riyadh’s…

Bitcoin ETF to boost cryptos as US regulations evolve

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US

This decision, the near tripling of Bitcoin’s price from its low of USD16,586 last November and the conclusion of legal cases against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried (fraud) and Binance's…

UK stock market revival plan will struggle for success

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UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom, Europe’s longtime leader in raising private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), has lost ground to rivals. Hunt's proposals aim to shift pension fund…

Poland’s policy on farm protests may shift after polls

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POLAND

The latest protests coincide with the Donald Tusk government’s first 100 days and scrutiny of his performance as prime minister. Most polls indicate continuing support for the…

Partnerships between AI firms and militaries will grow

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INT

However, recent trends and developments in the AI industry also point towards these same tools’ potential to serve valuable defence purposes, including threat detection, enhanced…

Crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft will collaborate

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INTERNATIONAL

Countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Spain have programmes underway to develop these next-generation systems.

Qatar will prioritise US and Asian investments

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QATAR

Doha is boosting the liquidity of the QIA, its sovereign wealth fund (SWF), using some of its high fiscal surplus. The SWF is in the midst of a period of portfolio rebalancing, by…