If competition is a key component of a flourishing economy, it is equally true that competition in electoral politics and elections is a powerful force for...
The common European currency – the euro – came into being 20 years ago. Since January 1, 1999, the euro has been widely used in cashless...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to hold its 26th annual meeting in Moscow on 18-22 June. A series of closed sessions will be held as...
Jamaica is well known for its beautiful beaches, Bob Marley, and reggae music. But what is less known is that the Caribbean island started a silent...
Except Norway, almost all oil producing countries have made themselves more or less reliant on oil money. Only oil producing countries with a small population, such...
Imagine a world in which practically everyone works in jobs that are helping to transform the global economy, and bring about a world where business can thrive and...
Though the critical functions of money in sustaining the economic system as a medium of exchange, unit of account and store of value is well known,...
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is an enclave in which business, trade and investment laws are different from rest of the country. SEZs are located within the...
It appears Indian economics, too, is getting radicalised. Aside from shady efforts to isolate Pakistan under FATF, India is furious at China also. India tried to...
Sri Lanka is widely recognized for its rapid development progress—as shown by various development indicators—but underperformance on growth. The country’s growth slowed to 3.2% in 2018....
In 2019, four African countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Niger and Somalia – for the first time attend the St...
Participants at a forum held at the Centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) called for stronger action to end child labour,...
When people think of the Caribbean, it’s the turquoise seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy...
In less than two weeks Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt will present in Manama the first part of the long-awaited...
Climate financing by the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in developing countries and emerging economies rose to an all-time...
In this Report, we publish our first outlook for 2020. As we do so, volatility has returned to oil markets...
During his latest state visit to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Putin agreed to bring the...