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
Israel’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
READ MOREThe Chinese National Bureau of Statistics will release the updated November Purchasing Management Index (PMI) figures today. The Chinese PMI
READ MOREOriginally set to take off on November 25, the Arianespace spacecraft will today launch the UAE’s Falcon Eye 2 satellite
READ MOREThe Bank of Korea will publish their consumer confidence index for November today. Consumer confidence is a leading indicator that
READ MOREToday marks the conclusion of the weeklong visit of Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and his delegation to Washington DC.
READ MOREStarting today, Chinese and Pakistani political and business leaders will convene a three-day conference on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor
READ MOREA group of Indonesian international trade ministers will visit Washington today to discuss a limited bilateral trade deal between Indonesia
READ MOREThe 10th annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) will begin today, virtually convening over 700 energy thought
READ MOREThe Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to lower the country’s interest rate from 0.25% to 0.10% today. Accounting
READ MORESouth Africa’s Statistics Agency will today publish the country’s official third quarter unemployment rate. South Africa has faced chronically high
READ MOREAfter last month’s surprise 2% increase, the Central Bank of Turkey is today expected to raise interest rates again. Before
READ MOREPresident Donald Trump and former US vice president Joe Biden will face off in their second and final debate tonight
READ MOREThe Chinese National Bureau of Statistics will release September’s inflation data today. Chinese inflation has been dropping throughout 2020 from
READ MOREThe United States Department of Labour will today release inflation data for September, expected to show a rate drop to
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