African nations now send more money to China than they receive in new loans
China’s role as a leading financier to developing nations has shifted over the past decade, with new loans to poorer…
AI spending wasn’t the biggest engine of U.S. economic growth in 2025, despite popular assumptions
The popular narrative that artificial intelligence is the engine keeping the U.S. economy alive appears to be overstated, according to…
European Stability Mechanism ‘AAA’ Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
On Jan. 30, 2026, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its ‘AAA’ long-term and ‘A-1+’ short-term foreign currency issuer credit ratings on…
Billions in exports and investment deals secured as PM concludes visit to China
Billions of pounds worth of export and investment deals for the UK have been secured, as the Prime Minister wraps up his visit to…
Fitch Affirms European Union and Euratom at ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of the European Union (EU) and European Atomic Energy Community…
Marieke Blom: Tough questions on AI dominated Davos, but Europe’s position may be more comfortable than you’d think
Geopolitics, competition, and the global AI race We’ve learnt quite a bit since last year: China does get access to…
Iraq targets 40% value-added oil exports by 2030, ramps up power and solar capacity
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani announced a series of ambitious energy milestones and targets during the Iraq Energy Conference…