Power Brokers
‘Power Brokers’ features high-level individuals who have a significant impact on political risk environments. Through interviews, in-depth analysis and insider profiles, GRI explores how power brokers affect the distribution of political or economic power, offering unique insight into individuals whose decisions are shaping market trends.
Georgia’s foreign minister Mikheil Janelidze: A diplomat with vision
Foreign Minister Janelidze has shown the diplomatic vision necessary for a country torn between promising ties with the West and an easily agitated Russia.
Peru’s Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: A new approach for Latin America
Peru’s President Kuczynski is changing politics with a bold approach to reviving economic growth. His rhetoric could reverberate across a divided continent.
Akinwunmi Adesina: A new era for the African Development Bank
Akinwunmi Adesina implemented bold policy reforms in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, with innovative agricultural investment programs to expand opportunities for all. These reforms are only being continued and expanded under his leadership of the African Development Bank.
Aung San Suu Kyi poised to implement difficult reforms
Aung San Suu Kyi will need to implement difficult reforms in order to fully bring Myanmar into the globalized economy.
Mauricio Macri: A reformer in the making
With his economic reforms, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri will reposition Argentina more competitively in the global economy.
Manuel Valls and the Gordian Knot of economic reform in France
Manuel Valls is not a typical French socialist politician. He is a tough-talking security hawk forcing through liberal reforms, and he “loves business”.
How Aliko Dangote became the builder of modern Africa
In a continent where few billionaires venture into manufacturing, Dangote, the continent’s richest man, has seized the mantle as Africa’s industrializer.
Matteo Renzi, Italy’s reformist Prime Minister
A GRI Power Brokers feature on President Matteo Renzi of Italy. Since 2014, PM Matteo Renzi has brought new energy to Italian politics and has made it his mission to
Nursultan Nazarbayev: bettering business in a rough economy
A GRI Power Brokers feature on President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan shows great promise in its positive economic impact, in large part due to the leadership and strategy of
Ministro Dulcidio De La Guardia and Panama: Moving forward
A GRI Power Brokers feature on Dulcidio de la Guardia, Panama’s minister of economy and finance Throughout his tenure as Minister of Economy and Finance, Dulcidio de La Guardia has