Riccardo Cacelli’s International economic and political analysis

Africa

The Mediterranean Is No Longer Just Mediterranean

di by Riccardo Cacelli, international Geopolitics analist, business strategic intelligence

Algeriaโ€™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, international Geopolitics analist, business strategic intelligence

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

BRICS

From Bishkek to New Delhi: Are We Negotiating More Than Peace

di by Riccardo Cacelli, international Geopolitics analist, business strategic intelligence

London – Bishkek is not one of the capitals we usually watch when trying to understand where the world is heading. Perhaps we should. The capital of Kyrgyzstan,…

ECONOMIA

What If the Future of Money Is a Network?

di by Riccardo Cacelli, international Geopolitics analist, business strategic intelligence

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, international Geopolitics analist, business strategic intelligence

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…