Synergising Western and Eastern Approaches: Facilitating Economic Development in Africa
By Snowy Khoza
For decades the two global centres of power, the West (led by Europe and the Americas) and the East (led by China)...
EY’s 2013 Africa Attractiveness Survey: Getting Down to Business
By Michael Lalor
Africa’s rise over the past decade has been very real, and the evidence of the continent’s clear progress is irrefutable; however, there...
America’s Iran Policy and the Undermining of International Order
By Flynt Leverett & Hillary Mann Leverett
Strategic competition between America and Iran will shape not only the Middle East’s balance of power, but also...
Putting Research into Use (RIU): Technology Development for the Poor Farmer in Low Income...
By Norman Clark
The Research Into Use programme aims to help agricultural research projects put its existing stock of knowledge into practical use rather than...
Oil For Food: Big Business in The Middle East
By Eckart Woertz
Middle Eastern countries are highly dependent on food imports. They have reacted to the global food crisis of 2008 with various measures...
A Story About Inspiring A Local Community To Become Entrepreneurial Using Lessons Learnt From...
By Yiannis Kanellopoulos
IT management consulting is usually perceived as a technical endeavour in which consultants focus on bits and pieces. However, it primarily has...
How Rapidly Should Africa Go Green? The Tension Between Natural Abundance And Economic Scarcity.
By Paul Collier & Anthony J. Venables
Africa is the green continent: its CO2 emissions per person are less than one tonne pa, one-fifteenth of...
Global Rebalancing 2.0
By Linda Lim & Ronald U. Mendoza
The discussion on global rebalancing is at a crossroad, and much of what will shape policy options moving...
The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Energy Sector: Opportunities and Risks
By Gawdat Bahgat
In the late 2012 the Arab World looks very different from what it was just two years ago. The presidents of Tunisia,...
How Corporations Co-Opt Compassion: Compliance, Cause-Related Marketing, and Corporate Social Responsibility
By Mara Einstein
Cause marketing has become the go-to strategy for companies that want to engender consumer loyalty while differentiating themselves from the competition. While...
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...
