UNCTAD: Africa Rising
Africa needs investment to advance sustainable development and see the continent prosper. James Zhan, Astrit Sulstarova and Mathabo le Roux argue that the nature...
Henry Kissinger: A Loyal Visionary
Heinz Alfred Kissinger is a creature of habit. Even though he turns 93 in May, his routine most weekends is pretty much the same:...
Joseph E Stiglitz and Hamid Rashid: Closing Developing Countries’ Capital Drain
Developing countries are bracing for a major slowdown this year. According to the UN report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, their growth averaged...
Anders Åslund: The Submerging Market Threat
It is time to put the rise of the emerging economies in perspective. The rapid economic growth in much of the developing world since...
Scott Eckert: Robots to the Rescue
Daniel H Wilson, the writer of humorous fiction like How to Survive a Robot Uprising and Robopocalypse says, tongue-in-cheek: “Someday mankind must face and...
Mario Draghi: Bending Markets to His Will
He’s called Super Mario for a reason. Facing down Greek radicals, engineering an economic recovery, keeping banks from toppling, fixing the bond crisis, and...
Africa: Tunisia – Determined and Confident
Cited five years ago as the cradle from which the Arab Spring engulfed the Middle East with protests, rebellion, and other expressions of public...
PwC: Nigeria – Prosperity Beyond Oil
PwC recently published a report in conjunction with the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on the key macro-economic challenges in Nigeria....
EIB Investment Plan for Europe: Revolution in Use of Public Resources
The Marshall Plan did much to inject life into the post-war recovery of Europe. Initially comprising $13 billion, mostly in direct aid, the plan...
Book Review – Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone...
It remains somewhat of a mystery how Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne manages the UK government’s financial affairs. Presiding over a buoyant economy,...
