COVID-19 origins, science and media, facts and fantasies
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Recently, the joint WHO-China team released its report. Despite a year of politicized infodemic, much of the international media coverage shunned...
Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
By Marie Helweg-Larsen
This year’s World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 countries surveyed – a distinction that the country has...
In the Eye of Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Surge
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Only countries that have won the battle against COVID-19 can fully reopen the economy. Others face difficult balancing acts. Southeast...
Data Transfers After Brexit
By James Castro-Edwards
The departure of the United Kingdom from the EU at end of the transition period on 1st January 2021 has resulted in...
Meghan-Harry’s Oprah Interview is changing the way we think about vulnerability
A little over 17 million Americans watched Meghan Markle and Prince Harry bare their souls on national television with talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey,...
The Importance of Industrialisation in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
This article also draws upon the East Asian economies’ abilities to allocate resources to stimulate industries and technological development. Despite...
From Adam Smith to Karl Marx: How would digitalisation ‘age’?
By Dr Mandeep K Mahendru and Dr Anirudh Agrawal
The world is increasingly becoming digital, where our life-long earnings, relationships, secrets, property and personal...
The Government has cancelled its review of workers’ rights – what does this mean...
By Pia Sanchez
On 14 January 2021, barely 2 weeks after the UK and the EU signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) that covers...
Vaccine inequality: A new beginning or another missed opportunity?
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Last year, four major opportunities to battle COVID-19 were missed. If vaccine inequality will prevail in the coming months, that would...
Trade Without Tariffs: Taking Back Control of Trade?
By Melanie Wadsworth and Christopher Jefferies
Trade without tariffs does not necessarily equate to free trade. UK businesses who trade with the European Union are...
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...
