Most of the world’s poor may be slightly less destitute than it appears. However, officialdom often unwittingly conspires to keep…
The 4th biennial Global Dialogue on the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, concluded yesterday (10/14) at the United Nations Geneva…
By Håvard Halland, John Beardsworth, Bryan Land, and James Schmidt How can resource-rich countries ensure that a sufficiently large share…
Carlos Rangel, the Venezuelan diplomat and essayist, once pointedly remarked that western nations often send their failed politicians – the…
Six years after the start of the global economic and financial crisis, the world economy has still not found a…
The world economy faces huge infrastructure financing needs that are not being matched on the supply side. Emerging market economies,…
As it becomes increasingly necessary to reduce emissions, organizations and governments are looking for ways to compensate for the harmful…
The world over, Canada enjoys a reputation as a country most welcoming to immigrants. Newcomers are not just welcomed with…
A Global Presence The Safra family fortune – today expressed in billions of dollars – originated on the dusty tracks…
The General Assembly formally received an expert report on August 19, 2014 setting out options that can be weighed by…