The future of the World Bank
Major US employers are reporting a dramatic improvement in hiring conditions despite official data, and the FT’s Aime Williams tells us what the World Bank might look like under the leadership of Ajay...
27 Helmi 202310min
Ukrainian filmmaker Nadia Parfan on art and resistance
Nadia Parfan was travelling outside Ukraine when Russia invaded on February 24. Instead of remaining abroad, Parfan returned to her homeland, fearing isolation more than physical danger. She spoke wit...
24 Helmi 202320min
Life in a war zone
It’s been a year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine MP Lesia Vasylenko describes waking up in a war zone that day and she argues that Russian war crimes must not be allowed to go u...
23 Helmi 20239min
The economics of Russia’s war in Ukraine
Investors are betting the European Central Bank will raise interest rates to all-time highs, and the FT’s Ben Hall explains the impact of the war in Ukraine on the country’s economy. Mentioned in this...
22 Helmi 20239min
Russia’s ‘second front’
Consumer confidence in the eurozone is up, Moscow is buying influence in Africa on the cheap, and the FT’s Henry Foy explains how the war in Ukraine shattered illusions and shifted EU foreign policy. ...
21 Helmi 202311min
Biden in Poland for Ukraine war anniversary
US President Joe Biden travels to Poland to mark one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine, the FT’s Felicia Schwartz discusses US response to the war over the past year and the FT’s John Paul Rathbone de...
20 Helmi 202310min
Nigeria’s ‘democracy generation’
YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki is stepping down, the Pentagon is reviewing its weapons stockpiles after seeing how quickly ammunition has been used up in the war in Ukraine, and young Nigerian...
17 Helmi 202310min
The SEC’s crypto crackdown
World Bank president David Malpass will step down from his post at the end of June, US authorities have begun the year looking to further crack down on crypto companies, and Nicola Sturgeon announced ...
16 Helmi 20239min
