The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded its third summit meeting in Beijing on September 7th. Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a $60 billion package of aid, investment and loans to Africa, against a backdrop of growing concern about rising debt distress on the continent.
Situated on the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman has one of the longest histories of any Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state. Oman has centuries of experience balancing great powers.
Maersk Line have launched the first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia as the world’s biggest carrier of seaborne freight experiments with an alternative to the Suez Canal.
The world's largest initial public offering is on hiatus. The spending it was to enable may not be. Saudi Aramco signalled another potential delay for the world’s largest initial public offering after it started talks this week [...]
When the eurozone finance ministers released a deal that was set to unlock the other round of bailout money they needed to cover their 7.4 million Euros debt, everything changed for the best. The new deal of [...]
International tourist arrivals reached a total of 1.32 billion in 2017, a new record.