The Changing Face of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): A Greater Focus on the Emerging Markets?

The theme of this year’s Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), which will take place in Dubai on the 8th – 10th…

11 years ago

Fata Morgana in the High Alps: Musings on Davos

While currencies crumbled in emerging markets ranging from Turkey to Argentina, the world’s mostly self-appointed leaders and assorted hangers-on gathered…

11 years ago

PwC, South Africa: Entertainment & Media in Africa – On the Move, Changing Shape & Going Mobile

Digitisation and mobile access are changing the landscape of the South African entertainment and media industry. In South Africa, as…

11 years ago

José Piñera Echenique: Robbing the State of Its Piggy Bank

Chile owes a debt of gratitude to the Piñera family. This debt may not always be universally acknowledged but most…

11 years ago

World Bank Group: Spurring Job Growth in the Western Balkans – Research and Innovation

By Paulo Correa and Christopher Colford Promoting economic growth and job creation requires innovative industries that can make imaginative use of business…

11 years ago

EPC: A New Deal for Growth and Jobs in the Eurozone Revisited

By Fabian Zuleeg At the EPC breakfast on 28 January, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will launch a book on Jobs…

11 years ago

IFC Champions Water Efficiency in China’s Textile Industry

China’s vast textile industry is a boon to the country’s economy, but consumes high volumes of water. This is a…

11 years ago

Warren Buffett: Common Sense Billionaire – Please Tax Me More

The wizard, oracle or sage from Omaha: The world’s richest inhabitant, Warren Buffett (83), has been awarded a great many…

11 years ago

Manal al-Sharif: Empowering Women with the Roar of an Engine

Ms Manal al-Sharif was filmed in the commission of a crime as she was driving down the road. In fact,…

11 years ago

Lars Peter Hansen: Professor Pleads for Acknowledgment of Knowledge Gap

Professor Lars Hansen is the first to admit that even in economic science, certainties are few and far in between.…

11 years ago