Efforts by the West to punish Russia using an array of sanctions are being undermined as Russian companies increasingly use Bitcoin to evade penalties. In December, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov ...

Vista Bank, a digital-first Nigerian lender, has received regulatory approval from France’s Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR) to establish operations in France. Granted on January 1, this ...

Fulfilling an oft-reiterated campaign promise, President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement, the compact under which 194 countries pledged to limit global ...

For decades, Japan’s corporate giants relied on in-house R&D to drive innovation, while startups exited primarily via IPOs. But with domestic market stagnation, an aging workforce, and intensifying ...

Banco Davivienda has taken over Scotiabank’s operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama in exchange for a 20% stake in its company. Between the two banks, they will have over 27 million clients in ...

If his nomination by President Donald Trump receives Senate confirmation, Stephen Miran will be the next chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. A 41-year-old Boston University graduate with a PhD ...

Reports involving metals and mining giants BHP, Rio Tinto, Glencore, and Anglo American Plc leave no doubt that the massive multi-billion-dollar industry is on its way to consolidation in 2025.

After the space sector, India opened up its last frontier, nuclear power, to private investments with an immediate market potential worth $125 billion. In a phased manner, private and foreign capital ...

For over five decades, Ethiopia held the dubious distinction of being Africa’s second most populous nation and one of the fastest-growing economies without a stock market. On January 10, it shed the ...

It’s a familiar political profile: a multimillionaire who promises to curb illegal immigration, crack down on crime, and dismantle progressive policies. Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader ...

Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement in January that he will resign, two candidates have early leads to replace him as head of the Liberal Party and, potentially, in the ...