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Indian-born CEOs and executives have risen to prominent positions in some of the world’s most influential technology companies, such as Google, Microsoft and IBM.

Indian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Indian Americans are among the nation’s top earners, outperforming other Asian Americans

The pledge by the self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” to impose steep duties on all US imports may have prompted Brussels and Beijing to ease trade ties to limit the potential impact on their export-oriented industries.

The EU’s Trump-China dilemma

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Relations between China and the EU are worsening – and could rapidly deteriorate when Donald Trump returns to the White House

Almost three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and with US President-elect Donald Trump taking office in just a week, Europeans face the question of how they could make sure not to be excluded from potential peace talks this year.

As Trump looms, Europe fears getting ghosted on Ukraine

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

Europeans want to make sure they have a seat at the table in any future Ukraine peace talks, but they run the risk of getting only a folding chair

In a first since Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, the UK will join the US in directly sanctioning energy companies Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas.

US and UK toughen sanctions on Russian oil industry

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

The Biden administration has imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet on Russia, in a move designed to hit Moscow’s energy revenue that is fuelling its war in Ukraine

One person starting a new role in 2025 is Donald Trump, and a raft of economic plans including tax cuts and deregulation could help the US economy to continue to thrive.

’Trump 2.0’ looms large over the global economy

By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025

Inflation, interest rates and tariffs mean 2025 is shaping up to be an intriguing year for the global economy

China’s dictator-for-life, Xi Jinping, is coming to terms with two very unpleasant, yet brutal realities.

China’s Clock Is Ticking

By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025

Why Xi Jinping thinks that the time for Chinese military expansionism toward Taiwan is now

Trudeau asked for parliament to be prorogued - or suspended - until 24 March to give time for the party to find a new leader.

Why the Trudeau era has come to an end now

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025

For months now, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been asked variations of the same question: "Will you step down?"

For those of you who don’t believe it, look more closely at Santa Claus’ operation. You will find that Santa’s business operation, structure and delivery system follow all the best practices of thriving export businesses.

Santa Claus: A Symbol of the Global Economy at Work

By: EBR | Monday, December 30, 2024

Father Christmas, Saint Nick, or — as he is better known — Santa Claus, is a symbol of the global economy

All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway at Muan International Airport, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall. Two crew members were pulled out alive.

South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179

By: EBR | Monday, December 30, 2024

South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify victims

However, analysts in Athens estimate that Tel Aviv will not let Turkey handle its main geopolitical weapon.

Tough energy poker in eastern Mediterranean after Assad’s fall in Syria

By: EBR | Monday, December 30, 2024

Turkey’s growing influence in Syria’s situation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad has raised eyebrows in Greece and Cyprus

"Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike

By: EBR | Monday, December 30, 2024

The head of the World Health Organization called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza

The total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria is estimated to be 7.2 million. That corresponds to approximately 30.26% of Syria’s population.

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: The Numbers

By: EBR | Monday, December 23, 2024

. The Syrian refugee crisis is considered one of the largest displacement crises globally

US President Joe Biden signed the spending bill into law on Saturday morning. The Senate passed the agreement shortly after a midnight deadline by 85-11. The House of Representatives approved it hours earlier by 336-34.

US avoids government shutdown after days of political turmoil

By: EBR | Monday, December 23, 2024

The US government has enacted a budget to avert shutting itself down

In the meantime, French farmers are continuing to put pressure on Paris to not back down. French President Emmanuel Macron is listening, and has described the trade deal as "unacceptable in its current form".

The mega trade deal that has French farmers in uproar

By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2024

As the ink was drying on one of the world’s biggest trade deals and hailed as a milestone for the global economy, anger was brewing thousands of miles away in France

"For polar bears, sea ice is a big dinner plate - it’s access to their main prey, seals. They’re probably excited for a big meal of seal blubber - they haven’t been eating much all summer on land."

Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world

By: EBR | Thursday, December 19, 2024

"Can I give you some polar bear advice?" asks Tee, a confident 13-year-old we meet during a visit to a high school in Churchill, Canada.

The measures "will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration while ensuring the free flow of people and goods that are at the core of North America’s prosperity", Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Tuesday.

Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border

Japan’s cautious approach to AI adoption stems from a broader cultural norm: an aversion to failure and risk.

Reconciling tradition and innovation: Japan’s path to global AI leadership

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Japan’s journey towards becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) presents a fascinating case study in balancing tradition with innovation

Published on Wednesday, the IEA’s "Coal 2024" report does however predict the world will hit peak coal in 2027 after topping 8.77 billion tonnes this year.

Record year for coal in 2024, world’s hottest year

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history

The countries currently relying most on automation for production, as measured by robot density, are: The Republic of Korea (approximately 1,000 robots per 10,000 employees), Singapore (approximately 730 units) and Germany (approximately 400 units).

The Global War for Talent

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 17, 2024

With aging populations projected to rise, competition for workers will increasingly intensify

Can we pause to acknowledge the joy and relief of Syrians worldwide? The old regime is gone. Whatever comes next, it is new.

After Assad: It’s the Syrian People, Stupid!

By: EBR | Monday, December 16, 2024

The problem with too much geopolitics is that it often stops saying anything meaningful

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EU Actually

A UK-US deal sounds good but what does it mean

By: N. Peter Kramer

After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the White House in February, the UK delegation referred to what was being negotiated as an "economic deal"