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The election of Javier Milei has excited investors and raised spirits in the business community. But can Milei deliver on his promises and overcome congressional resistance to deliver the big changes the country needs to return to growth?

Prime minister Kishida says: reassess our economy; yen falls, inflation bites; equities offer ‘new opportunity’; Bank of Japan rates scrutinised; overseas property buyers keen to enter; population strain prompts pension action; art market surges

Minas, Brazil’s bellwether state. Governor Romeu Zema: presidential ambitions? The worries, and good life, of state capital, Belo Horizonte. Brumadinho 2019 dam disaster reverberates still. Lithium promise; niobium potential; fertiliser predicament

As Marrakech hosts the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF this week, we report on the country’s post-Covid economic bounceback, emergence as the continent’s leading carmaker, and its ambition to be a leading gateway for investment into Africa

Beware the time-consuming lure of gut-reaction trading from your handset

Targeting half of BII’s budget on fragile states will lead to a ‘big change’ in how money is distributed, says minister Andrew Mitchell

State-backed financial group targets expansion in region as companies such as BYD make overseas push

Analysts increasingly sceptical that Beijing will reach 5% economic growth target for 2024

Boutiques counting on M&A rebound to support elevated valuations and star hires

Banks are on the offensive for a change