Why Trump's Syrian strike was a good thing
Apr 10, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Syrian people and their Muslim brothers and sisters have been screaming for help for years as crimes against humanity racked up against them and their kin. Yet the West has so far refused to intervene directly and...
How Trump's proposed US aid cuts will affect healthcare in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his proposed first budget, US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut US aid to levels not seen since the 1970s and 1990s. This could have a devastating effect on healthcare in Africa. Alex Ezeh spoke to...
Rwanda adds to energy mix with first peat-fired power plant in Africa
Apr 10, 2017 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Rwanda recently celebrated the opening of its first peat-fired power plant at Gishoma in the far west of the country, a $39.2M project. It is the first of its kind in Africa. Another larger peat plant, costing $350M is...
Why efforts to secure a deal on banning all nuclear weapons are so important
Apr 10, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Last week negotiations to ban nuclear weapons started in New York. The talks came as a result of United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in December last year. The resolution takes forward multilateral...
FxWirePro: Tail risks fade, MXN gains and DCCS to hedge
Apr 10, 2017 13:07 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The recent developments support currency gains but lingering risks should weigh down MXN toward year-end. Over the past weeks, data and news flow have been largely positive. US rhetoric around NAFTA renegotiation has...
Apr 10, 2017 12:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
SEK has been one of the underperformers in G10 this week, weakening in sympathy with EUR. There isnt an immediately identifiable catalyst for the underperformance, although wage negotiations yielded an outcome that was...
Apr 10, 2017 12:33 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Ongoing data surprises mean forecast upgrades forthcoming in next weeks Monetary Policy Report. The data flow from Canada, similar to what has been seen globally, has surprised almost persistently since last September...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects