OPEC still has an important role to play in Global Oil Market
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OPEC still has an important role to play in Global Oil Market

(By Sebastian Wagner) Scan Western news about OPEC from the last few years, and a common observation tends to appear: OPEC had a huge influence on the global oil market back in the day. Now, in the shale oil era, not so much. I would argue that OPEC can safely state that reports of its…

25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown
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25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown

The International Air Transport Association has released new analysis showing that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 crisis. Globally, the livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation industry, including sectors such as travel and tourism. Among these are 2.7…