Guatemala open to accepting Trump’s Central American deportees
Guatemala is open to receiving citizens of other Central American nations who are deported from the United States, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the country looks to…
Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its…
Reimagining SCO’s role in region
The Shanghai Coopera- tion Organisation (SCO) is scheduled to hold its upcoming meeting in Pakistan. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a mosaic of cultures, economics, and aspirations that goes…
SCO as a gateway to regional prosperity
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), made up of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran and Belarus is one of the largest regional organisations in the world. The…
Connect the region
Modern economic theorists emphasize the promotion of trade corridors through regional economic integration. Both inter-regional and intra-regional trade corridors are crucial for progress and development. Regional connectivity is vital for…
A recipe for regional mayhem
The 34th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted to the UN Security Council, pursuant to the latter’s resolution 2734, makes for sombre reading. The UN report,…
EU-beating wage gains unnerve central Europe’s rate-setters
Double-digit wage rises far outpacing average growth rates in the European Union have raised alarm among central Europe’s monetary policymakers wary of a rebound in inflation as the region’s economic…
Iraq tightens grip on autonomous Kurdish region
Iraq is using a period of relative stability to assert more control over the oil-rich autonomous Kurdistan region that has long had fraught relations with federal authorities, analysts and politicians…
Central Europe’s rate-setters have pause for thought
With steep falls in inflation over and the timing of the first Federal Reserve rate cut pushed back by strong US data, a period of carefree rate easing appears to…
Europe’s currencies feel fresh pain as central bank support fades
There’s no respite for struggling European currencies as a likely pause in central bank interest-rate rises and a weakening economic outlook puts the focus on prospective rate cuts ahead. Sterling…
