BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh refrained from signaling whether there will be another interest rate hike again this month, while acknowledging a “synchronous tightening” by central banks around the world and there’s “no free riders.” “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that…
As the Middle East conflict disrupts global trade and financial markets, middle powers must unite to drive diplomatic solutions in an increasingly fractured, two-tier multipolar world order. The US-Israel war on Iran, which began on 28 February 2026, has had consequences far beyond the Middle East. The breakdown of the June 2026 Islamabad Memorandum of…
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could affect about 40 per cent of jobs globally, urging governments to prepare workers for changes in the labour market. Georgieva spoke during a panel session titled “Small Scale AI: More and Better Jobs” at the ongoing 2026…
Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is pushing for greater ownership, protection and commercial value for the knowledge held by African makers. African textile designer Mariama Camara believes the next phase of Africa’s textile industry…
President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia will supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market under a deal he struck with President Vladimir Putin during a phone call. Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by 500,000 tons in November, and 1 million tons immediately thereafter,…
Visa’s global travel programme integrates digital-first technology and AI assistance. (Image source: iStock) Global digital payments firm Visa has rolled out its Visa Destinations digital travel platform in South Africa. This means SA is the first African market to go live with the platform, joining initial international locations such as New York, London, Dubai, Thailand…
The world’s two biggest cocoa producers faced the same price collapse this year and made opposite choices. The reason is not economics alone. It is who holds power in each cocoa sector — a lesson aid and trade partners keep missing. Within three weeks of each other this September, the world’s two largest cocoa producers…
As the 2026-27 El Niño intensifies, WFP climate expert Richard Choularton explains why millions could face hunger and food insecurity, which regions are most at risk from droughts, floods and storms, and why early action is essential. WFP has been warning for months about this 2026-27 El Niño. Now that it’s arrived, what are we…
World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2026. The panel would be modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change….
New Global Survey Finds Majority of VMware Users Are Choosing Alternative Paths for Cost Control, Roadmap Flexibility and Better Support Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company™ and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced findings from the 2026 IT Virtualization Survey –…
