The Equator Principles: Banking on Sustainability

11 years ago

Financial institutions worldwide are increasingly benchmarking their larger investment projects to the Equator Principles of social and environmental risk assessment.…

Indian Rupee Looking for a Line in the Sand

11 years ago

Earlier this week, Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram unveiled a comprehensive – and long-awaited – plan to improve the country’s…

Use of Chemical Weapons in Damascus: UN Voices Deep Shock and Concern

11 years ago

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his shock at reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Damascus suburbs yesterday, as…

Assaulting Freedom to Protect Freedom: UK Government Gets Tough on Press

11 years ago

Legislation aimed at preventing acts of terrorism is now being misused to intimidate reporters and the media they work for.…

Revamping the Gezira Scheme: Sudan Seeks Food Security with Rice

11 years ago

A single grain of rice can tip the scale. It may also contribute to the realisation of food security in…

Africa’s Changing Mediascape: Spreading the Word from China

11 years ago

A monumental shift is taking place in the world’s mediascape. As traditional news outlets such as CNN and the BBC…

Elusive Democracy: While Voters Fume, Brussels Fixes the Caravan

11 years ago

The European Union has weighed in on the grave issues concerning caravan safety. EU authorities are currently in the final…

Facebook Zero: Connecting the World

11 years ago

As Facebook is looking for growth it increasingly turns to Africa, India and the Middle East. These are about the…

Africapitalism: A Way to Unleash Africa’s Potential

11 years ago

Doing well in business whilst doing good for Africa. That is the challenge set by Nigerian banker-turned-philanthropist Tony Elumelu who…

Alison Cooper Calls for Realistic and Intelligent Targets

11 years ago

Alison Cooper is the CEO of Imperial Tobacco and her track record since taking up this office in 2010 has…