Western allies’ sanctions against Russia have started to blow back in the form of large potential losses for their own banks, companies and investors, often in unexpected ways. In the…
The US has listed Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan as huge money-laundering jurisdictions in the Basel AML Index. The index ranks money laundering and terrorist financing risks around the world. George…
Clouds are gathering over the world's economic leaders ahead of a meeting in Peru to confront the fallout of a China-sparked commodity price crash that has rocked once-powerful emerging markets.…
The launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure development and Beijing's idea for a "Silk Road" economic belt were focal points of the annual Boao Forum for Asia. Analysts say some…
Going into COP29 where the focus should be on promoting climate-linked development finance initiatives in the Global South, collective action is crucial to attract funding for the intertwined objectives of…
The progress made since the landmark Paris Agreement back in 2015 is seriously lagging as pointed out by a recently released ‘Production Gap Report 2023: phasing down or phasing up’,…
On the face of it, the UK government has made good progress in implementing the actions of its 2019 Economic Crime Plan. According to one study, 80% of the actions…
Pakistan must push for an ambitious and equitable New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), an expanded Adaptation Fund, a fully operationalised Loss and Damage Fund, and a fair and transparent carbon…
The current, widely-practiced model of Neoliberalism, and within it over-board recourse to monetary and fiscal austerity policies– both within and outside of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes –by countries,…
Donald Trump’s victory in the race to become the next US president will, if confirmed, have economic consequences for the rest of the world that are likely to be deep…
