Executive Summary Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an ambitious economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African continent while America’s presence there decreases and China’s influence rapidly grows. Speaking at the opening of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development […]

As U.S. debt swells and the White House leans on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, investors are weighing the risk of “fiscal dominance,” a scenario where keeping government financing cheap eclipses the fight against inflation. A budget bill passed last month by the Republican-controlled Congress is set to pile trillions onto the swelling […]

Vietnam has launched the most ambitious infrastructure development plan in its modern history, unveiling a massive $49 billion investment program that represents 10% of the country’s GDP and signals a fundamental shift in its economic strategy. Under the bold leadership of General Secretary To Lam, the Southeast Asian nation is positioning itself to become the […]

Japan’s economy delivered a pleasant surprise in the second quarter of 2025, growing much faster than economists anticipated despite mounting trade pressures from the United States. The robust performance has renewed confidence in the world’s fourth-largest economy and strengthened the case for potential interest rate increases by the Bank of Japan later this year. Push […]