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Intelligence with context. Foresight that shapes decisions. The DIWAN register publishes commissioned studies, briefings, and market intelligence across sectors and jurisdictions.
A comprehensive analysis of Mexico's economic indicators and future trends
Mexico's economic landscape is characterised by a projected GDP of USD 1.83 trillion in 2024, with real GDP growth anticipated to slow to 1.4%. The population is expected to reach 131.9 million by 2025, with 80% living in urban areas. These factors indicate a stable consumer base, though challenges such as inflation and unemployment persist.
Gulf corridors set records while the world's biggest corridor shrinks - and the cheapest rail is now an app, not an agent
A benchmark study of the UAE-India, UAE/Saudi-Pakistan, Saudi-Egypt and US-Mexico remittance corridors: record Gulf-origin flows (Pakistan $41.6bn, Egypt $41.5bn, India $135.5bn) against a shrinking US-Mexico control ($61.8bn, -4.6%), the 4.59%-vs-7.30% digital-cash cost spread, the US 1% cash-remittance tax, and why instant-payment linkages - not CBDCs - are the retail rail of the next 24 months.
The UAE's federal rulebook has shifted from writing rules to enforcing them. This edition of the AE-FED regulatory watch covers four fronts that moved since our last issue: the wholesale AML rebuild under Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025 (AED 100m fines, personal senior-management liability, a lower evidence bar, FATF evaluation year); the Advertiser Permit and SCA finfluencer regimes crossing in
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