Financial insights
Wall Street opens under pressure as geopolitics weigh on sentiment
U.S. equity markets opened lower on Friday,...
Hanoi stocks edge higher on strong domestic momentum
Vietnam’s stock market opened slightly higher on...
Jakarta market opens mixed as domestic demand offsets external pressures
Indonesia’s stock market opened on a mixed...
On this day
On this day in 47 BC: Cleopatra reinstated as queen of Egypt
Cleopatra VII was reinstated as queen of Egypt in 47 BC following a decisive intervention by Julius Caesar, marking a...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay Advances Its Global Commercial Plans with Expansion of its Board of Directors and Key Operational Appointments
Stockholm, 25 March 2026 — MSTRpay AB (the “Company”) announces the appointment of four new members to its corporate board...
US politics
US markets suffer sharpest drop since Iran conflict escalation
US equity markets recorded their steepest decline since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, as escalating geopolitical tensions...
Banking
Banks race to match debit card demand with smarter mobile app features
As consumers increasingly turn to debit cards for day-to-day financial control, banks are under growing pressure to upgrade their mobile...
Africa
Kenya urges African self-reliance at historic global inflection point
Kenya has called for greater African self-reliance and deeper regional partnerships, warning that the world is at a “historic inflection...
Iran
Iran says Trump “negotiating with himself” as war diplomacy stalls
Iran has dismissed US diplomatic efforts as incoherent, accusing President Donald Trump of “negotiating with himself” while rejecting Washington’s ceasefire...
Climate & Energy
Iran war reshapes the path of the global clean energy transition
The ongoing Iran war is emerging as a pivotal moment for the global clean energy transition, simultaneously accelerating the strategic...
US linked to $10tn in global climate damage since 1990, study finds
The United States has caused an estimated $10 trillion in global climate-related damage since 1990, according to new research highlighting...
Blockchain
Blockchain philanthropy struggles to deliver lasting impact in Africa
Blockchain-based philanthropy initiatives in Africa are increasingly being criticised for failing to create durable, locally owned systems, with experts warning...
AI
Artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative force across Africa
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a central driver of transformation across Africa, offering scalable solutions to some of the continent’s...
HIdden financial giants
Hidden giants in Finance: Ant Group
While China’s financial system is often associated with large state-owned banks, one of the most influential forces in the country’s...
HDFC Bank: India’s hidden financial giant powering a banking revolution
While global attention often focuses on India’s technology sector, one of the country’s most powerful financial institutions has quietly grown...
Hidden giants: The Rabiu family and Nigeria’s quiet financial powerhouse
While Africa’s billionaire class is often associated with headline names and high-profile conglomerates, one family has built a vast financial-industrial...
Hidden Giants in Finance: Euronet and the invisible rails moving US$200bn a year
Every day, trillions of digital signals move quietly between banks, wallets, ATMs, and payment apps — and behind much of...
America’s quietly powerful Pritzker dynasty
Few families shape global capital as discreetly as the Pritzkers. Best known publicly for building the hotel empire behind Hyatt...
Europe’s hidden financial giant: the foundation behind IKEA
Behind one of the world’s most recognisable retail brands sits a little-known Dutch foundation that quietly controls assets worth tens...
The Grosvenor family (Duke of Westminster)
Few fortunes in Britain are as substantial — or as discreet — as that of the Grosvenor family, headed today...
Sweden’s hidden giants: How Wallenberg and Rausing compare on the global ownership stage
Two Swedish industrial spheres — the Wallenberg network and the Rausing family — quietly control capital measured in trillions of...
Business of the week
Kopi Kenangan scales from local startup to regional consumer leader
Indonesian coffee chain scales through discipline and positioningIndonesian coffee company Kopi Kenangan has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most...
Newshub long read
America’s opioid crisis: From prescription boom to national catastrophe
A decades-long epidemic reshaping public health, policy and profitThe opioid crisis in the United States stands as one of the...