Military coups in Africa: here’s what determines a return to civilian rule
Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one civilian president to another, the military seized power in July...
Survey: Geopolitical risks are a top global threat to businesses
Businesses see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy right now, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics. The finding...
Political Unrest to Undermine Economic Advances
Looming political uncertainty over the upcoming general election in Bangladesh gives leading economists to believe the country’s economy, already reeling from shock of the...
Inflation, geopolitical flux top threats to global growth: Survey
Inflation and geopolitical instability were cited as top threats to economic growth by respondents in a March McKinsey global survey on economic conditions. The...
Kazakhstan jumpstarts itself after a year of protests, Russia crisis
A year ago, Kazakhstan’s most significant stress test since independence arose from a bureaucratic decision to end fuel subsidies on propane and butane, which...