Economy & Markets
Dollar in doldrums
Iranians have been dealing with an ever-increasing devaluation of the rial since the beginning of the present Iranian calendar (March 21, 2017) but the...
Worse than Oil? The Geopolitics of the Banana
Attracting encroachments to national sovereignty by rapacious Washington-connected multinational corporations and the meddling attentions of their powerful home country; stunting reform and economic development...
CPTPP Brings Vietnam Direct Economic Benefits and Stimulate Domestic Reforms
The Comprehensive and Progressive Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will yield robust economic gains for Vietnam, says a new World Bank report, released today as Vietnam...
Disinformation as a tool for destabilizing enterprises: Shell /Greenpeace and Elf-Shell/ Ran
On February 16th, 1995, the British government authorized the oil company Shell to sink the Brent oil spar off the coast of Scotland. The...
Women’s prospects at work still ‘a long way’ from matching men’s
Despite notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access to jobs, are more likely to take low-quality...
ITB 2018: Tourism can and should lead sustainable development
The tourism sector’s role and responsibility in contributing to sustainable development on a global scale was the central message delivered at the opening of...
Two sides of the same coin? Diaspora Investment and Citizenship-by-Investment
It’s no secret that many small states struggle to acquire the finance needed to support their development goals. The Commonwealth Secretariat has recently been...
Growing Wildlife-Based Tourism Sustainably
Wildlife tourism is a powerful tool countries can leverage to grow and diversify their economies while protecting their biodiversity and meeting several Sustainable Development...
Future of the Banking Industry: Not without Blockchain
If you are reading this article it means you are directly involved in the world of internet, this wonderful innovation has made it possible...
EAEU and EU: A Common Economic Space from Lisbon to Vladivostok
“The need for a dialogue of the EAEU and the EU is being frequently discussed nowadays in key international markets, involving an increasingly wide...