During a foreign-press briefing on 22 March, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed announced that the government had abandoned the official exchange rate and would instead use the market-based Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) rate. Although this would constitute the third de-facto devaluation in a year, Nigeria will not go so far…
Teneo Senior Advisor, Emmy Award winning producer and New York Times bestselling author Van Jones, and Teneo Senior Advisor and former Global Chairman and CEO of EY Mark Weinberger, join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss how corporate America will continue to engage with social and environmental issues. …
A summit of top US and Chinese diplomats produced modest progress. In Turkey, a cabinet reshuffle is expected. EU leaders will meet for a digital European Council. Another general election is taking place in Israel. Meanwhile, the pace of vaccinations is accelerating in China, Slovakia’s government crisis continues, Argentina’s finance…
After Sunday’s regional elections, the pressure on Christian Democrats (CDU) leader Armin Laschet has increased. However, he remains unlikely to renounce the Christian alliance’s (CDU/CSU) chancellor candidacy for CSU leader Markus Soeder. With a view to business implications – from fiscal to regulatory policies – the most important factor will…
US top officials will meet their counterparts from several countries across Asia. The outcome of Japan’s central bank policy review will be announced. In Germany, Chancellor Merkel’s party has suffered defeats in two regional polls. The campaign for the presidential run-off vote will start in Ecuador. Meanwhile, a US federal…
China's annual parliament session sent a clear signal that GDP growth is no longer the leadership's top priority. The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) focuses on indigenous innovation capacity and protecting China's role in global supply chains. The five-year plan's targets for reducing carbon emissions fall short of what advocates say…
Below please find key take-outs from our March 11th panel with the Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer; Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bloomberg Economics; Deborah Mattionson, founder of the polling business, BritianThinks; and chaired by Principal of Teneo’s Situations and Politics practice and former Downing…
Dambisa Moyo, New York Times best-selling author and member of the Boards of Chevron and 3M, joins Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the economic effects of COVID-19 on U.S. and global affairs. Listen to the Call Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Well, good day everyone.
China's annual parliament session convened last week. Italy’s government is expected to extend a freeze on layoffs. In Germany, the race for the Merkel succession will be accelerated by two regional elections. Meanwhile, in Myanmar unions have called for a nationwide strike, Slovakia’s coalition government faces an internal crisis, Brazil’s…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 3 March budget is a play in three acts, the first of which sees the continuation of economic support until the lockdown is eased. While the second part is aimed at reassuring fiscal conservatives with tax hikes, the third act might well consist of some marginal tax…
Rebooting how we work to achieve sustained business improvement. The challenge of reorganising how we work after COVID-19 may prove more demanding than the challenge of adapting to work during the pandemic. We shouldn’t understate the resilience and flexibility demonstrated by businesses which had to find a way, in many…
Below please find key take-outs from our February 23rd panel with the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26; John Pettigrew, CEO of National Grid and Principle Partner for COP26; Teneo Senior Advisor Amber Rudd; and chaired by Principal of Teneo’s Situations and Politics practice and former Downing Street…
