Karo Platinum secures mining lease for Zimbabwe project

en English Politics Aug 19, 2026 Robert Gulotty  and Zhaotian Luo Democracy is most vulnerable when voters can no longer distinguish genuine abuses of power from partisan attacks. Authoritarian leaders exploit that uncertainty by blurring the line between misconduct and political theater, making…

23 July 2026 The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. The outlook for energy prices, while highly volatile, currently stands close to the baseline of the June Eurosystem staff projections and well above the levels recorded prior to the conflict in the Middle East. Uncertainty remains high and…

Whether driven by retirements or re-configuration, the insurance industry is scrambling for tech talent. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Caught between a wave of retirements and a weak talent pipeline short on tech-savvy candidates, the insurance industry faces a talent shortage that could affect its ability to address cyber…

21 July 2026 Credit standards tightened moderately for firms amid higher perceived risks Business loan demand rose slightly, while household loan demand decreased Credit standards tightened most in sectors such as the car industry and energy-intensive manufacturing According to the July 2026 bank lending survey (BLS), euro area banks reported a moderate net tightening of…

This paper investigates why China’s recurrent credit expansions have coincided with persistently weak inflation. We argue that this pattern reflects the country’s production-oriented monetary regime. At the aggregate level, faster monetary-financial expansion temporarily raises PPI inflation but depresses it over longer horizons. At the sectoral level, liability growth among listed industrial firms is followed by…