Stagflation Watch 2025: IMF Warns Emerging Markets—Risks for Argentina, Turkey & South Africa

In 2025, global economic trends are colliding in concerning ways. The IMF’s April World Economic Outlook warns of slowing global growth and sticky inflation, with emerging markets facing the “stagflation squeeze” more than ever before. These economies—particularly Argentina, Turkey, and South Africa—are navigating rising consumer prices alongside sluggish economic expansion, tighter global financing conditions, and […]
Georgia Bridge: Balancing the EU and China in the Middle Corridor Strategy

Georgia has long occupied a unique place on the map—a small but strategically crucial country nestled between Europe and Asia, the Black Sea and the Caspian. In 2025, its role as a geo-economic bridge is gaining renewed focus under the leadership of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. With the rise of the Middle Corridor—a transport and […]
Mapping the New Multipolar Economy: A 2025 Introduction to Russia, Turkey, China, and Africa

The global economy in 2025 is undergoing a fundamental realignment. Gone are the days when the lion’s share of financial attention rested on Western capitals alone. Today, emerging and resurgent powers—Russia, Turkey, China, and a rising Africa—are playing an increasingly central role in shaping global supply chains, commodity markets, energy policies, and digital innovation. This […]