An international finance and strategy professional, Niko serves on the Current Developments Team with a focus on global business and policy trends in order to understand the key drivers of international investment. Niko's specific interests are in energy, emerging and frontier markets, and trade policy; he contributes regularly to the Daily Brief
Chinese energy industry professionals and policymakers will meet in Beijing today, beginning the two-day 2021 Clean Energy Expo China. The
READ MOREForeign ministers for Australia, France and India will meet today for a trilateral dialogue with a focus on the Indo-Pacific.
READ MOREEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip
READ MOREEU transport ministers meet virtually today to discuss the modernisation of rail transport in the region. For decades, European railways
READ MOREFor the first time since 2018, the Indus Commissioners of Pakistan and India will today meet in Attari on the
READ MORELondon will today publish its long-awaited post-Brexit “integrated review” of defence, security, and foreign policy objectives and plans. This extensive document
READ MOREThe US and South Korea will today begin an annual nine-day simulated joint military exercise. The two countries have conducted
READ MOREUS President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will today hold their first bilateral meeting. Sharing a common
READ MORESingaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will today unveil the city-state’s 2021 budget. Since February 2020, Heng has approached
READ MOREAfter a smooth 204-day, 493-million kilometre journey, the UAE will make history today as only the fifth nation to ever
READ MOREToday marks the start of the virtual 2021 Global China Financial Forum, an annual event that links Chinese investors to
READ MOREIsrael’s Central Bureau of Statistics is expected to release the December 2020 unemployment rate today, which economists project to hold
READ MOREWorkers across Benin will today cast votes deciding who will represent them in the National Union of Workers’ Unions of
READ MOREIsrael’s Central Bureau of Statistics is expected to release the country’s 2020 third quarter (Q3) GDP growth rate today. Experts
READ MORERepresentatives from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan will meet virtually today to try and resolve disputes over the operation of Addis
READ MOREThe Nigerian Senate will meet today to pass the country’s 2021 federal budget. The proposed budget consists of $20 billion in revenues
READ MOREThe Bosnian city of Mostar will hold local elections for the first time in 12 years today. Mostar was the
READ MOREToday, the 19th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) begins virtually, bringing together European and international researchers and
READ MOREThe Chinese General Administration of Customs is due to release November’s balance of trade figures today. The balance of trade
READ MOREThe Japanese Space Agency JAXA will receive an interplanetary delivery today from the Hayabusa2 space probe, which is scheduled to
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