It turns out that a massive increase in cross-border travel — particularly by air — is a great way of spreading an airborne virus. More
Remittances to Latin America Surge, Even As Virus Crisis Continues to Bite in Host Economies
One of the rare economic success stories of the past year. But there are also downsides and dark sides to the remittances story.More
Vaccine Certificates Are Making Global Travel Harder, Not Easier
Vaccine certificates were ostensibly rolled out to help facilitate cross-border travel as vaccination numbers increased. But thanks to vaccine geopolitics, the opposite is happening. More
Does the Fate of Ivermectin As a Covid-19 Treatment Rest in the Hands of the Deeply Conflicted Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
One of the world’s biggest vaccine proponents and strident defender of intellectual property rights is funding, directly and indirectly, large trials into cheap, off-patent, off-label COVID-19 treatments, including ivermectin.More
A Worrying Trend Emerges in South America, As Right-Wing Populists Take A Leaf Out of Trump and Netanyahu’s Playbook
If the elected leaders of long-established democracies like the US and Israel can question the workings of their electoral system, why can’t others of less-established ones? More
HSBC in Big Trouble in its Biggest Market, China
As HSBC pivots further to Asia and away from the West, its business in China gets more and more complicated.More
Tourism Begins to Recover in Europe, But Is It Just a Dead Cat Bounce?
Warning signs are already flashing that the reopening of Europe’s tourism industry may be short lived.More
Two UK Commercial Real Estate Funds Shut Permanently, Investors Trapped, as Sector-Wide Exodus Intensifies
The sector was already hit hard by Brexit, then by lockdowns, and now by working from home as companies plan to cut floor space.More
Is Another Military Coup Brewing in Peru, After Historic Electoral Victory for Leftist Candidate?
The threat should not be taken lightly, especially given Peru’s long history of coups d’états.More
First UK Inquiry Into Greensill Scandal Calls for Extension to Lobbying Ban for Former Ministers and Civil Servants
The inquiry also recommends greater transparency and accountability from the government. Unfortunately, the trend is in the opposite direction.More
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