Growth
EUROPE
Drin Drin: Italy’s Economic Exodus Forges the Ora! Party
Italy’s “Ora!” party emerges from brain drain: 525,000 young Italians left 2008‑22, seeking better pay and opportunities abroad.
BUSINESS
A Golden Triangle: ASEAN Takes a Positive Angle
Three economic titans controlling $1 trillion in trade are meeting in Malaysia to prove that cooperation beats confrontation amidst Trump's trade war.
BUSINESS
Nigeria & Kenya: Drivers of Africa’s Tech Growth
Nigeria & Kenya lead Africa’s tech boom with fintech, AI, and startups, attracting investment and driving digital innovation.
BUSINESS
Reeves Prioritises Growth At All Costs Despite Labour Revolt
London Heathrow’s expansion plans ignite a clash between economics and net zero as Chancellor Reeves faces down Labour peers on a 3rd runway at Heathrow.
WORLD
Senegal’s GDP Jumps 8.9% in Q3, 2024
Energy output and decisive governance powered Senegal's economic growth in the third quarter of 2024. As we enter Q1 of 2025, the IMF forecasts a natural slowdown in growth although succcessful diversification efforts, balanced by GCC investment, is forecast to shore up growth by 2026.
Popular
Anti-Bardella Performative Resistance Falls Short
Culinary protests splatter and legal verdicts land; Jordan Bardella rides economic fatigue to dismantle the cordon sanitaire shielding the French presidency.
Meloni in Manama: The Sakhir Declaration and Gulf Security
Missiles over Doha have turned the Sakhir Declaration from standard diplomacy into a survival blueprint, pushing the Gulf toward self-reliance and Europe ties.
The Rome-Moscow Connection: How Italy and Kyrgyzstan are Keeping Russian Trade Alive
While Europe builds a wall of sanctions against Russia, Italy has found a backdoor, shipping goods through the mountains to Kyrgyzstan.
EU-US Trade Talks: Price of Sovereignty on the Factory Floor
Brussels rejects trading digital sovereignty for tariff relief, leaving European steel workers to bear the heavy cost of a deepening transatlantic deadlock.
The Pope’s Turkey Visit: Eastern Mediterranean as Christianity’s Foundation
Pope Leo XIV's first papal journey to Turkey from 27-30 November 2025 placed the eastern Mediterranean once again at the centre of Catholic imagination, inviting Europe to reconsider how geography shaped its tradition.
