Ernst & Young: Argentina – New Government and Expected Tax Measures
In November 22, 2015 Argentine voters elected a new president who will hold office for the next four years as of December 10. The...
Winnie Byanyima: From the Bush to the Global Stage
Oxfam International’s dynamic director Winnie Byanyima possesses a most extraordinary CV. Her career includes working as Uganda’s first female aeronautical engineer, living in the...
Asia Pacific: Myanmar – The Many Virtues of Patience
Tears flowed as Htin Kyaw (70) was sworn in as the first president of Myanmar without ties to the military in over half a...
ZICA ASSIS (Founder, Beliza Natural): A real rags to riches tale
AS a child in the seventies, Zica Assis and her family had nothing. They lived, like thousands of others in the run-down favelas of...
Asia Pacific: Economic Integration Gaining Ground
Some of the world’s most promising economic partnerships straddle the Asia-Pacific Region. That vast spread of economies offers a contrasting landscape of competitiveness. While...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
LATAM Airline Group: Wings Over Latin America
How a small carrier from an inward-looking, almost insular, country outcompeted the big guys and gobbled them up to become the largest airline in...
OECD: 21st Century Trade Agreements & Regulatory Coherence
In the past, services markets were largely local and countries mostly worked out their regulation without consideration for how other countries regulate. As a...
UNCTAD: Investment – In Need of Direction
The global financial crisis has impacted heavily on trade: annual trade expansion over the past three years has averaged a tepid 3% annually, compared...
Middle East: Qatar – Speak Softly and Carry a Large Bag...
Looking to buy up a fair chunk of the world around it, Qatar has set its sights on Asia and the US as it...