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Lula is formally on the ballot, Flávio Bolsonaro is consolidating the opposition, and Brazil’s institutions are bracing for a volatile campaign.

AI adoption, semiconductor ambition and fast-growing tech revenues are turning India into a decisive digital power, even as the pace of growth begins to normalise.

Why a 4% recovery risks becoming Africa’s new ceiling rather than its launchpad

As Australia tightens its strategic net and climate risks surge, the Pacific’s future is being decided in boardrooms, barracks and Indigenous-led forums—not always in sync.

Lee Jae-myung’s government faces a testing summer as elections, legal cases, and social change collide.

As the White House sells a 2026 boom, labor markets, gas prices and Wall Street tell a harsher story

Between expansionary ambition and demographic reality, Tokyo is testing how far fiscal power can stretch before social and economic strains snap

Lula’s re-election push, Bolsonaro’s shadow, and foreign interference are turning Brazil’s 2026 contest into a regional test of democracy

As semiconductors, AI and cloud incentives kick in, India’s growth story hinges less on cheap labour and more on digital scale, capital discipline and execution.

The continent enters the year with real economic momentum, but the combination of debt stress, geopolitical shocks and political uncertainty is narrowing the room for error.