Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif: Pragmatism as a Driver of Change
In April, the rising star in the House of Saud, Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (55) was named first in line for...
‘Commission-free’ investment platform expected in Q3 2021
FINTECH start-up Lightyear is offering Europe’s first commission-free investment platform.
Set to start rolling out in Q3 2021, Lightyear marries multi-currency accounts with unlimited access...
Many flavours of change: digital is the sweetest of all
As some of the mighty fall, others are on the rise — thanks to embracing ‘significant cultural transformation’
SINCE 2000, over 50 percent of Fortune...
Paul Collier: Studying the Causes and Effects of Mass Migration
Sir Paul Collier CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) specialises in the political, economic, and developmental plight of countries...
Ha-Joon Chang: Guerrilla Economist
After living in the UK for nearly thirty years, Ha-Joon Chang is not overly impressed by the weather or the national preoccupation with cricket....
Eliot Higgins: Citizen Journalist Uncovering Inconvenient Truths
The Internet has become an essential part of modern life. A revised Hierarchy of Needs for the 21st century puts the right to 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...
The original Wolf of Wall Street
He was the man who Americans loved to hate, yet his achievements were revered. Selfish, unfriendly, single-minded and with a merciless desire to beat...
The UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI): A Pioneering Global Framework...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues—also known as sustainability issues—are posing a shared risk to the insurance industry, business, government, and society at large,...
Turing Fest returns to connect tech luminaries
ONE OF Europe's leading tech conferences, Turing Fest, returns next month as an in-person event in Edinburgh.
Attendees from around the world include the founders,...





































