After almost four years of war, the cost of fighting is huge. By the end of 2025, Ukraine’s military effort, defined as its ...

How to stay alive in massive Bitcoin crash? The recent Bitcoin price drop below $108,000 has sparked global concern. This detailed explainer examines the causes, forecasts, and expert advice from ...

Last Monday, Oct. 27, I attended the 2025 Fiscal Policy Conference organized by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), held at the UP College of Law. In the afternoon there were simultaneous ...

Opinion By Dr Chris BlairIMAGINE that you are a factory worker, scraping by on a modest wage. Your rent has gone up again, electricity bills are biting harder, and the price of maize meal - that ...

It’s Halloween, and Bridget and Ryan are trying to answer a question about the national debt while preparing for their town’s ...

Persistent budget deficits have fuelled fears the US will monetise public debt of 114% of GDP. A simple hedge is to switch to ...

Dr Chris Blair looks at the harsh realities behind South Africa’s salary trends in 2025, revealing why even modest increases fail to keep pace with everyday expenses.

Still, in addition to owing $256 million to the British Exchequer, Ghana is also $261 million in debt to American independent ...

Compounding issues, many African countries pay four times more interest on their debt than high-income nations despite often ...

When a nation neglects the cultivation of knowledge, it mortgages its future. Nigeria’s development debate often revolves ...

The Fed is expected to cut interest rates another quarter percent at this month's meeting and could announce a timetable to ...

From Washington to Beijing, governments are rediscovering industrial policy. But no matter how much a nation subsidizes, ...