100k barrels per day supply cut is small but a signal of intent after the oil price drop of c15% since end July. Compounds the issues of 1.6mbpd of under-production versus quota in August and under 2mbpd of spare Saudi-UAE capacity. We scan EM for ne...

Emerging markets dominate foreign lobbying in the US but the payback on this spend is mixed. Lobbying probably does not trump long-running strategic interests in shaping US foreign policy. Yet emphasis on financial over military tools in US foreign p...

Following recent updates to the Numbeo Cost of Living Index and the InterNations Expat Insider Survey, we review which expat cities score well on both counts. But the biggest testament to the positives is that I am still here. Putting the tightening ...

The weakening Turkish lira, allied to global supply chain issues and the impact of Russian sanctions, has driven the inflation rate in Turkey up to 79%. It has operations in over 30 countries, including Turkey. Net profit was reduced by QAR0.3bn (ie ...

OPEC+ increased its output on 2 June but not by an amount that makes a meaningful dent in global supply. Should China demand growth snap back, in the event that Covid restrictions subside and policy stimulus come into effect, then oil prices could go...

The post-pandemic economic bounce-back has generated labour shortages in many sectors of the economy; we are seeing record-low unemployment and high vacancy rates in several markets, and companies are being forced to raise salaries in the war for tal...