Economics

Lukashenko’s steps toward recognizing the disputed peninsula as Russian will severely harm relations with Kyiv and contribute to rising tensions around the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

The bank’s announcement that it’s now more concerned with rising prices than unemployment increases the probability of interest rate hikes in 2022.

The rise of two diametrically opposed camps portends an end to the decades of centrist governments and pro-business policies that have made Chile a beacon of stability in South America.

The pact could be the first of many that help Arab states prepare for a hotter and drier future by fusing Isreal’s technological expertise with the UAE’s wealth.

Travel bans to contain the new COVID-19 variant will devastate the country’s tourism industry, increasing inequality levels and opposition to government spending cuts.

Once the initial panic subsides, governments will likely scale back their response for fear of causing more economic disruptions and political backlash.

After nearly two months of talks, the center-left SPD, environmentalist Greens and pro-business FDP have reached a coalition deal to form Germany’s post-Merkel government.

The president's short-sided, growth-focused strategy of cutting interest rates amid high inflation risks plunging his country into a full-blown financial crisis.

The election of either a solidly left- or right-wing president will likely threaten business interests in the country and the success of the constitutional rewrite process.