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Dollar funding squeeze will threaten indebted nations

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INTERNATIONAL

The Fed also released its ‘Beige book’ summary of economic conditions in the twelve Fed districts; all reported growth and higher consumer spending and expressed concerns about…

Afghan economy is unmanageable despite fiscal gains

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AFGHANISTAN

Meanwhile, the government is struggling to mitigate economic collapse. Nearly half the population is close to hunger, although international aid has helped prevent a worse…

EU’s Visegrad Four will not continue in current format

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EU

Poland may have resolved its rule-of-law dispute with the EU, whereas part of Hungary’s ‘cohesion’ funds are frozen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven a wedge between Poland…

Brexit vote will keep global markets volatile

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INTERNATIONAL

The UK vote on June 23 to leave the EU ('Brexit') startled global financial players, putting pressure on leading central banks to stabilise markets and keep bank funding flowing…

Euro-area design flaws will curb GDP growth and reform

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EU

For critics, the euro-area imposes a one-size-fits-none approach to fiscal and monetary policy. While that applies also to the United States and China, given their regional…

Multilateral regulation of crypto assets will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

Crypto assets and initial coin offerings

Sri Lanka will try to manage debt without IMF help

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SRI LANKA

The government nevertheless remains under pressure from domestic critics and external stakeholders because of dwindling foreign exchange (forex) reserves and a growing debt…

Belarus crisis to expand economic reliance on Russia

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BELARUS

Protracted disputes over oil and gas pricing and supply volumes will now be resolved on Moscow's terms, and Lukashenka must gratefully accept the debt relief and terms on offer.

Rising Zimbabwean authoritarianism will dent Mnangagwa

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ZIMBABWE

A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…

Sri Lanka will struggle to manage downgrade fallout

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka’s finance ministry responded sharply, describing the move as “hasty” and “erroneous”. Colombo has recently borrowed from its regional partners Delhi and Beijing to help…