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Australia is home to one of the rising stars in the global sovereign wealth fund (SWF) world in the form of the Australian Government Future Fund - an independently managed fund within which the central government deposits its budget surplus for investment. According to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, the Future Fund is currently the world's

We have made a minor adjustment to our UK production forecast following ongoing commissioning issues at EnQuest's Kraken heavy oil field development. Whilst we remain positive on UK oil output growth, the potential delays to other project start-ups in the North Sea basin will remain the largest downside risk to the timescale of our production

Walmart is ramping up its e-Commerce plans by expanding its presence in grocery delivery services, to better compete with rivals Amazon and Target, both of which have introduced same-day grocery delivery service. By deepening its partnership with Uber, Walmart is hoping to compete with its competitors via its fast delivery service, which promises

Dubai will be at the forefront of developing distributed solar capacity globally as the Emirate tries to curb wasteful electricity consumption by unlocking smart distributed management of consumption and generation.

We expect distributed solar capacity growth to become an increasingly important component of solar capacity growth in the United Arab

The Lebanese economy will see some improvements over the coming years, as falling political risk boosts business confidence and as external conditions brighten. That said, the pace of growth will remain modest, owing to structural weakness in the business environment, poor public finances prompting austerity measures, and the return of inflation.

Investment into the Belt and Road will remain a priority of the Chinese government, with policy banks, dedicated funds and state-owned commercial banks providing the bulk of financing. Crucial to the longer term sustainability of the initiative will be increasing private capital participation and this will necessitate greater de-risking of projects

Nuclear tensions between North Korea and its neighbours will persist for the foreseeable future, even if dialogue resumes. Pyongyang is determined to perfect its intercontinental nuclear missile capabilities and will not give up its arsenal, but could eventually agree to a freeze in return for diplomatic and economic incentives from Washington.

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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's decision to more than double the size of its bond note programme will see inflation move more firmly into positive territory over the coming months as the money supply increases further. The effect will be compounded by the likelihood of shortages of imported goods as the supply of hard currency with which to access

The Turkish government's counter cyclical fiscal policy will lead to a deteriorating fiscal position in the years ahead. While the public debt will remain low relative to emerging market averages, growing contingent liabilities - from several off-balance sheet stimulus measures - could pose upside risks to government debt levels if they are

The growing power of the largest U.S. hotel brands is altering the hospitality industry competitive landscape and will likely drive more lodging consolidation, according to Fitch Ratings. Smaller lodging operators are taking more balance sheet risk to grow their rooms systems, as hotel owners and franchisees increasingly align themselves with