Month: February 2015

Piketty’s Capital: A Problem Analysed In-Depth but not Solved

When a book on economics cites Honoré de Balzac and Jane Austen to provide evidence, one cannot fail to take…

9 years ago

King Abdullah II: An Insistent Appeal to Moderation and Reason

As Jordanians look back on twenty years of peace with Israel, they find little reason to celebrate the anniversary of…

9 years ago

New World Bank Green Bond Is a Story of Market Growth and Innovation

Green bonds have created a new way for investors to achieve the return they need while also supporting climate-friendly development…

9 years ago

Ross Jackson: Nero Politics Meet Limits to Growth

Nero – the last emperor of the Roman Empire - is best remembered as the man who fiddled while Rome…

9 years ago

Ahmed Emad Eldin: Resonating with Pink Floyd

He wants to be a doctor and has just started his freshman year at med school, but a different path…

9 years ago

World Bank Group: Sovereign Wealth Funds Investing at Home – Opportunity Fraught with Risk

By Håvard Halland, Alan Gelb, and Silvana Tordo  Following the recent discoveries of large oil and gas deposits in East…

9 years ago

Cityscape Abu Dhabi Expects Double Digit Growth in Exhibition Space as Real Estate Market Stabilises

This year’s Cityscape Abu Dhabi is gearing up to host more than 130 exhibitors over 18,000m2 of exhibition space, with…

9 years ago

Valerie Jarrett: The Power of Whispers

One of only three senior advisers to US President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett holds more power than anyone else in…

9 years ago

Sustainable Stock Exchanges – A Conversation with Nasdaq Vice-Chairperson: Sandy Frucher

What is the sustainable stock exchange movement? When we talk about the sustainable stock exchanges project specifically, we’re talking about…

9 years ago

Greece vs The Euro Righteous: Waiting for the Other Guy to Blink

So far, nobody in Brussels blinked. However, before the week is out somebody will. An eleventh hour compromise between Greece…

9 years ago