Saudi Arabia approves 2026 borrowing plan with $58bln in financing needs
The world’s top oil exporter is more than halfway through its Vision 2030 plan that calls for hundreds of billions of dollars in government investment
Big cities and globalisation
Globalisation has deepened economic inequalities between large cities and the rest. This column examines foreign trade integration in larger cities versus other regions across Brazil,
The economic consequences of earthquakes: A tale from two datasets
Economic studies of earthquakes often rely on incomplete data, excluding lower-intensity events that can still cause disruptions. This column identifies the effects of earthquakes on
Dollar choppy as risk-off mood, dovish Fed unsettle markets
The risk selloff petered out somewhat in Europe, however, to leave the euro at $1.1704, steady on the day at a near two-month high, after
World Governments Summit highlights AI’s transformative role in government-led climate action
The report comes at a pivotal time, as countries grapple with rising global temperatures and increasingly complex environmental challenges. The World Governments Summit Organisation, in
The case for delaying the application of the EU’s carbon border levy to electricity
The inclusion of electricity in CBAM creates more problems than it solves; ways should be found to exempt it. The European Union is set to
Labour market institutions for the AI era: The need for verified employment records
The rise of AI fundamentally alters the balance between formal credentials and verified experience in labour markets, but without verified employment records, experience remains invisible.
Beyond military sales: The market premium on dual-use research and development
The sharp rise in European defence spending – driven by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Trump’s re-election and the weakening of US security guarantees,
AI for financial sector supervision: New evidence from emerging market and developing economies
AI offers opportunities to improve efficiency, inclusion, and oversight in the financial sector. This column shows, however, that AI adoption remains limited in most emerging
Navigating the complex world of non-tariff measures
For decades, global trade debates have centered on tariffs – the duties countries impose on imported goods. Today, a new, more complicated set of trade
