Europe

Working Together to Boost Innovation in Central Europe and the Baltics

Innovation is a critical driver of long-term economic growth and the right public policies are crucial to boost innovation. Through…

10 years ago

Executives: Smart Carbon Pricing Policies Can Drive Investment in a Cleaner Future

The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report warns of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 70 percent…

10 years ago

Set Up for Failure: UK Prime-Minister Approaching Point of No Return

Be careful what you wish for. As UK Prime-Minister David Cameron bravely insists on pushing through far-reaching reforms of the…

10 years ago

Elif Shafak: Exposing the Moralising Slappers

Born in 1971 to a diplomat mother and philosopher father, Elif Shafak was destined for intellectual greatness. She did not…

10 years ago

Forbidden Pleasures: France Flouting EU Budget Rules

“A budget proposal written by poets and alchemists.” That’s how a visibly annoyed EU diplomat in Brussels described the 60-page…

10 years ago

Frans Timmermans: A Knowledgeable Pragmatist

He is rather unassuming and speaks softly without carrying a big stick. Dutch foreign affairs minister Frans Timmermans, however, has…

10 years ago

World Investment Forum: Seeking Ways to Unlock the Idle Trillions

As the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, business and government leaders from across…

10 years ago

Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Urgent Need for Simple Metrics

The 4th biennial Global Dialogue on the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, concluded yesterday (10/14) at the United Nations Geneva…

10 years ago

Sustainable Stock Exchanges: The Relevance of Green Indices

At the fourth Global Dialogue of Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative, last Tuesday in Geneva, Nasdaq OMX vice-chairman Meyer “Sandy”…

10 years ago

WIF: Start-Up Democracy Tunisia Steals the Show

Interim Prime-Minister Mehdi Jomâa of Tunisia has offered to host the next World Investment Forum (WIF), scheduled to take place…

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