The Cost Curve That Is Squeezing Coal and Gas

By the end of 2025, the energy transition’s most persistent objection — that renewables cannot be relied upon when the sun sets and the wind drops — looked far less convincing. Not because politicians mandated a new outcome, but because

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2025: When Markets Made Renewables Dispatchable

For years, the energy transition was argued as much on ideology as on engineering. Supporters framed renewables as a moral imperative; critics framed them as an expensive, unreliable add-on that would always need a parallel fleet of fossil backup. In

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Accenture on Saudi Arabia’s AI Revolution: Leading the Next Wave of Enterprise Transformation

As the global technology landscape undergoes a seismic shift with the rise of agentic AI, Saudi Arabia stands at a pivotal crossroads. Accenture’s Technology Vision 2025 report highlights how enterprises worldwide are embracing this new paradigm—and the Kingdom is uniquely

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‘Sanaenomics’: The Abenomics 2.0 Shift from Deflation to Security

The economic platform of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, quickly dubbed ‘Sanaenomics’, is not a radical break but a clear continuation and evolution of the policies pioneered by her mentor, Shinzō Abe. Where Abenomics was primarily an aggressive strategy to combat

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Decoding Sanae Takaichi’s Unyielding Conservatism

Sanae Takaichi’s rise to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister has inevitably earned her a sobriquet that evokes both admiration and trepidation: “The Iron Lady of Japan.” This comparison to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is no accident; it

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Sanae Takaichi – Becoming Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

The election of Sanae Takaichi as the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in October 2025, and her subsequent appointment as Prime Minister, marks a watershed moment in Japanese political history. At 64, she shattered the decades-old “bamboo ceiling,”

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The Silent Giants: The Critical Role of SMEs in the Global Future

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are more than just business units operating in the shadow of large corporations—they are the beating heart of national economies. In every region of the world, from dense cities to remote rural communities, SMEs fuel

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Navigating Complexity: How The Access Bank UK Limited Delivers Unmatched Trade Finance Solutions

In the rapidly evolving landscape of global trade, businesses face pressures that can disrupt even the most carefully planned transactions. Currency volatility, shifting regulations, supply chain disruptions and liquidity gaps increasingly define the international marketplace. During these moments of uncertainty,

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Peru’s Export Paradox: How Micro-Policy Shielded SMEs from Macro-Politics

While the headlines focused on Peru’s political carousel, a quiet technocratic revolution was taking place in its trade corridors. The result? A resilient class of SME exporters that defied both global protectionism and local instability. In the volatile landscape of

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A Handbag’s World: How Hermès Handbags Became Blue-Chip Assets

A new kind of currency has emerged in high finance—soft to the touch, exquisitely crafted and wrapped in mystique. The iconic Hermès handbags, notably the fabled Birkin and Kelly, have transcended mere accessory status to become an asset class in

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