by Riccardo Cacelli, business & geopolitical strategic advisor

Africa

The Mediterranean Is No Longer Just Mediterranean

di by Riccardo Cacelli, business & geopolitical strategic advisor

Algeria’s rupture with the United Arab Emirates reveals a Mediterranean increasingly shaped by the Gulf, the Sahel, Russia and Europe. Italy may already be sitting at the intersection…

BRICS

BRICS Wants Connected Payments. But Who Controls the Connection?

di by Riccardo Cacelli, business & geopolitical strategic advisor

As BRICS explores links between national payment systems and digital currencies, India’s caution over Alipay+ reveals the question hidden behind financial interoperability: who controls the data, the infrastructure…

ECONOMIA

What If the Future of Money Is a Network?

di by Riccardo Cacelli, business & geopolitical strategic advisor

London – For years, when the conversation has turned to BRICS and the future of money, attention has often focused on currencies. A new currency. A common currency.…

ECONOMIA

Where Does Europe Keep Its Gold?

di by Riccardo Cacelli, business & geopolitical strategic advisor

London – Gold does not produce electricity. It does not feed a population. It pays no interest. And in the age of artificial intelligence, digital currencies and instant…