The Future Role of the World Bank: Some Views on Strategy and Plumbing
By Danny Leipziger
It is more than 75 years since the World Bank was founded at Bretton Woods. Clearly, today's world is a different place,...
The FCA’s Anti-Greenwashing Rule: What It Means for Businesses and How to Avoid Falling...
By Teja Pisk and Elizabeth Butler
There has, up to now, been little pressure on financial services providers to justify any claims they may make...
Making or Breaking Finland’s Future: A Behind-the-façade Look at Finland After 2024 Election
By Dr Dan Steinbock
Since June 2023, Finland has been led by the most far-right government of its postwar history. The past economic success is past. The...
The Theory of the End of History: Does it Have Any Positive or Normative...
By Guanghua Yu
Hegel developed the theory of the end of history in The Philosophy of History. According to Hegel, history follows the logic of...
Toward China’s Soft Rebound
By Dan Steinbock
Last year, international observers charged China for global inflation, deflation and economic collapse. In reality, Chinese economy is inching toward a...
A Nobel Prize in Physics That We Can All Understand
By Gary Yohe
Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were awarded shares of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for scientific work that is both understandable...
Palestine, Imperialism, and the Settler Colonial Project
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
Do Israel's ongoing military actions in the territory of the Gaza Strip have parallels in classic colonial behaviour, including the apartheid...
Nutrition of the World Population
By Nadine Karnetzke, Lena Wege, and Michael Palocz-Andresen
The UN estimates in the World Population Prospects report that the global population will rise to nearly...
Financial Inclusion in India: Social Enterprises as the Unlikely Heroes
By D. Anisha Adhikari and Siddhant Mishra
Financial inclusion in India has been the area of focus for the government and social enterprises for some...
International Trade Theories and Policy in the Developing Countries – A Critical Review
By Kalim Siddiqui
Over the centuries, the study of economics has produced a profusion of trade theories, each aspiring to model the real-world dynamics of...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
