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Economics Sub-Saharan Africa

Will the African Growth and Opportunity Act be renewed?

For many textile workers it is already well past midnight on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) renewal. Apparel buyers plan nine months to two years ahead so uncertainty

Finance North America

Walmart financial services hampered by regulation

Walmart offers a range of financial services and could offer even more to underbanked households. So why does current regulation and public sentiment stand in the way of that expansion?

Europe Politics

Front National poised to win first round of regional elections in March

Front National (FN), led by Marine Le Pen, the daughter of founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, has gained a lot of ground in polls lately. This is a warning to the centre-right

Middle East/North Africa Security

Iran nuclear talks closing in on final agreement

With negotiators assembling in Lausanne this week for a critical round of talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program, the long-running negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program seem to have entered

Politics The Week Ahead

GRI’s Weekly Risk Outlook

Nuclear talks with Iran continue as deadlines loom. The Fed meets to discuss increases in interest rates. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu faces reelection hiccups. China and Japan head for a prospective

International Technology and infrastructure

Opinion: Software “backdoors” a risk to corporate security

Proposals by the American, British and Chinese governments mandating the installment of “backdoors” in encryption software threaten to undermine the security of the internet and expose consumers and corporations to

Finance North America

Equity crowdfunding puts new pressures on regulation

Crowdfunding has the potential to change the way businesses raise money, but it also raises complex questions for the SEC about how it approaches investor protection. With the prominence of

Asia Pacific Economics

China’s monetary and exchange rate problems increase with reform

The recent cuts in Chinese interest rates underline the economic headaches that China is facing. Between long-term reforms and short-term weakening, there appears to be no easy solution for China’s monetary policy.

Finance International

Crowdfunding loans put new pressure on banking regulation

Lending Club’s IPO in December 2014 drew so much interest because it’s crowdfunding model flips the traditional loan market on its head: that could create conflict with existing banking regulations. Even

Latin America Security

Insecurity remains in Mexico despite cartel arrests

Despite recent high-profile cartel arrests, violence and insecurity are likely to continue in Mexico due to power vacuums and infighting, as well as the continued weakness of the state to assert