Economy
Giving Critical Approach to Business in Southern Africa
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) held its Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government late June in Maputo, Mozambique. The summit was...
The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)
It’s overwhelmingly accepted that climate change is a very significant threat to humanity and while there are countless solutions to tackling what has been...
From Crisis to Crisis: Analyzing the Post-COVID World
Crisis breeds crisis. This is also true for pandemics like Spanish flu, Bubonic plague while including all other pandemics which wreaked havoc throughout history....
The Crypto Crackdown: Is there a Silver-lining?
The bearish turnout isn’t something new to the crypto enthusiasts neither are the loyalists fazed. Certainly not after the almost complete wipeout of valuation...
Fed’s Hawkish Shift and the US Economic Outlook
The US Central Bank recalibrated its outlook on the recovering US economy last week and the appropriation sent the world markets into activity. The...
Indonesia’s political will is the key to a successful carbon tax implementation
Authors: I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta, and Filda C. Yusgiantoro*
A carbon tax should be overviewed as an oasis of post-pandemic recovery. The proper carbon...
Central Bank Digital Currencies: What do they offer?
The decision of the government of El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as legal tender has invited mixed reactions from around the globe. Notwithstanding the...
The light side (SMEs) and the dark side (virtual currency) in post-covid Italy
With a view to assessing the impact of the pandemic that has been afflicting Italy since the beginning of 2020, I think we should...
Beyond Being Friends: Russia and China Need an Exclusive Trade Deal
RIAC’s 6th “Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era” conference in early June showcased once again the will of the two countries to...
Emerging Global Market: The Arctic on Sale
The Arctic Region has been on a journey of geographical transformation induced by Climate Change. There has been an unprecedented percentage of what can...