EIA: Lack of political will fueling environmental crime
Agency Report The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has warned that 18 after raising the alarm, environmental crime has grown more...
World Economy
Bridging the digital divide: How the global south can harness AI for inclusive growth
Orisemeke Benjamin The digital divide once measured access to screens; today, it measures the power to shape humanity’s next major...
Global investment re-engineered: UNCTAD report unveils a fractured landscape
Orisemeke Benjamin The era of hyper-globalization, once defined by the seamless movement of capital across open borders in search of...
A year of pressure and purpose: UNCTAD’s 2025 story
Orisemeke Benjamin The year 2025 was a defining one for UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It was the year of...
China’s crude drawdown puts Iranian barrels back in demand
Orisemeke Benjamin with agency Shrinking crude inventories in China might spur a buying spree over the upcoming weeks, particularly for...
Navigating The Turbulent Era: Key insights from UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2026
Orisemeke Benjamin The global investment landscape is undergoing a profound structural transformation. After years defined by cross-border expansion in an...
Capital in retreat: Navigating foreign direct investment in a fractured global economy
Orisemeke Benjamin For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) served as the primary connective tissue of the global economy, channeling capital,...
The oil market absorbed the war shock, but buffers are running low
Jean-Marc Natal, Azim Sadikov The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But...
IOM saddened by deadliest migrant shipwreck on West African atlantic route in 2026
Orisemeke Benjamin The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed sadness over the reports that dozens of migrants are dead...
High-tech goods power global trade amid uncertainty
The first half of 2026 was marked by strong growth in goods trade and more modest growth in services trade....
