Bahrain
A small Gulf state betting its future on finance and logistics, aware that oil alone won’t carry it much further and moving accordingly.
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Jun- 2026 -11 JuneCompass
Bahrain’s cheap bridge to Europe just got too risky to cross
AirAsia X delayed its Kuala Lumpur–Bahrain–London route from June to August or September 2026, citing Middle East airspace warnings that make the Gulf hub model harder to defend.
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May- 2026 -24 MayCapital
China’s $620 billion US debt sale reshapes global reserve system, avoids market crash
China has reduced its officially reported U.S. Treasury holdings from a peak of $1.316 trillion in November 2013 to $693.3 billion by February 2026 — a liquidation of more than…
