The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €5 million to the Global ...

In the post-9/11 era, Afghanistan has remained the epicentre of violent ex­tremism - but the danger emanat­ing from the Taliban regime today is no longer defined solely by guns and guerrilla warfare.

A relentless surge in the price of gold is delivering windfalls across emerging markets, boosting investor confidence in countries that mine and buy the metal.