On 17 November, the London High Court began hearing one of commodities’ most high-profile fraud cases in recent memory: Trafigura’s announcement in early 2023 that it had been subject to… read more →
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves published the government’s yearly Budget last week, a much-awaited look into the government’s fiscal and spending plans for the next year and more.… read more →
While AI’s impact on fraud detection falls short of what many had hoped, its potential is shining elsewhere. In the payments sphere, AI is enabling faster processing times and more… read more →
Saying that tariffs have been transformative for global trade is, by now, a cliche. However, the impact of those tariffs in facilitating and accelerating trade reconfiguration – from nearshoring to… read more →
How can you quantify pressure? For commodity traders, who operate under a unique blend of complex sanctions, regulatory scrutiny, and wholly unpredictable geopolitics, it’s clear the pressure is on. And… read more →
Mythbusting Myth: Agentic AI in insurance will use a single-model interface Reality: A multi-agent approach has been viewed increasingly favourably. Agentic AI will deploy multiple specialist agents: one fine-tuned for… read more →
While attention on Africa abounds, news stories often focus on geopolitical developments or trade agreements – missing a crucial part of the story. Behind the scenes, far from negotiating rooms… read more →
As any would-be mountain climber knows, taking risks is much easier when you have a safety net. Amid increasing geopolitical risk and rising economic volatility, credit insurance acts as that… read more →
This summer, unprecedented heavy rainfall during the monsoon period caused widespread flooding across Pakistan, taking hundreds of lives across the country and devastating homes and fields. While heavy rain is… read more →
The 2026 edition of The Economist’s annual ‘The World Ahead’ report was released online on 10 November 2025. Between political sentiment in the US, the growth in popularity of weight… read more →
