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Strait of Hormuz
Middle East

The Strait of Hormuz to re-open. Now what?

Its closure may have 'permanently altered' the world's economy

Vladimir Putin
Europe

Putin denies economic stagnation after four years of war

During its annual forum in St. Petersburg, the Russian president was keen to show that Moscow was back as a major economic and geopolitical player

Nairobi diesel protests kenya
Africa

Dying in Diesel protests: Africa slammed by Iran war energy crisis

Many governments on the continent set fuel prices. That's become a problem when leaders can no longer subsidize to keep costs low.

stock exchange mumbai india
Middle East

Is the petrodollar a war casualty or death greatly exaggerated?

Washington has a choice between managing what is a shift away from US backed currency, or accelerating it.

Indonesia stock exchange
Middle East

Trump's ‘move fast and break things’ war slams into economy

South Asian and Gulf countries may get hit particularly hard, mostly on energy, remittances, and agriculture. Here's how.

JF-17 Thunder jet fighter Pakistan
Middle East

How Pakistan is busting the Great Power monopoly on air power

The industry here is showing how emerging states are gaining leverage through the democratization ... of weapons