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
New Yorkers head to the polls today for the city’s 2021 Mayoral election in which Democratic nominee Eric Adams is
READ MOREThe U.S. Senate Banking Committee will today hold a nomination hearing for Reta Jo Lewis to lead the US Export-Import
READ MOREThis year’s Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX) will begin today and last until October 24. An annual trade
READ MOREToday in Lagos, Nigeria, stakeholders from public utilities, private technology firms and the Lagos State Infrastructure, Maintenance and Regulatory Agency
READ MOREUS President Joe Biden will deliver his first address since taking office to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) today. According
READ MOREThe Inspiration4 mission is scheduled to launch today from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Today’s launch
READ MOREArmenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will today meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. Miryozan’s visit will revive
READ MOREUkrainians will today celebrate the 30th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union with a large military parade in Kiev.
READ MOREThe corruption trial of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will resume today at Pietermaritzburg High Court, where Zuma
READ MOREThe US Senate Judiciary Committee will today convene a hearing to address the proliferation of ransomware attacks on US businesses
READ MOREColombian lawmakers will today introduce a tax reform proposal aiming to raise at least $3.97 billion for Bogota’s treasury. Colombian
READ MOREToday marks the start of the 7th Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, a biennial event sponsored by the Israeli Ministry
READ MOREFrench President Emmanuel Macron will meet today with representatives of the country’s trade and employer’s unions. Macron is expected to
READ MOREToday marks the start of the 21st Brussels Economic Forum (BEF), an annual event by the European Commission (EC) to
READ MOREStarting today, drilling will begin off of Equatorial Guinea’s coast for a new expansion of the nation’s sizeable Ceiba and
READ MOREUS Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will today conclude bilateral talks focused on normalizing border relations with his
READ MOREUS, Japanese, and French forces will begin a weeklong large-scale joint military drill in Japan’s Southwest today. Today’s war games
READ MOREChinese 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
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