Who regulates the regulator?
By Philip Sinel
How did we get to a position where, for more than a decade, banks got away with aggressively selling 'ineffective and inefficient'...
Overlooked Strategies for Surviving the US-China Trade War
By Dan Prud’homme and Mark Cohen
The trade war between the US and China has escalated to a point far beyond the expectations of many....
Lessons on Smart Cities from Post-Earthquake Japan
By Shojiro Nakamura and Hiroyuki Okabe
A crisis can also reveal new pathways of opportunity.
More than eight years ago, what is called the Great East...
DIFC Strengthens Commitment in Driving Growth in MEASA
DIFC Ranked 8th in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI)
Known to have a 15-year track record of facilitating trade and investment flows across the MEASA...
Sustaining the African Middle Class: Leveraging Green Technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
By Camaren Peter
Africa’s rapid urbanisation, steady economic growth and growing – but precarious – middle class is cause for optimism, yet critical developmental challenges...
Identifying key drivers to help transform African agriculture
By Mills Soko
The Green Revolution propelled India from a country plagued by famine and drought to the top wheat-producer in the world. It helped...
Argentina & the next Global Financial Crisis
By Jack Rasmus
Since Macri took the office the Argentina president on 2015, inflation has accelerated and chronic job loss was reported. Despite the record...
Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Fields – a False Flag?
By Peter Koenig
On Saturday morning, September 14, 2019, a few drones – were they drones or long-range missiles? – hit the Saudis most important...
Very special Ks: kamishibais, from “kokusaku” to “kyokan”, ie from war propaganda to sharing...
By Megumi Bailey and Géraldine Enjelvin
A centuries-old Japanese storytelling tradition is being revived for modern audiences. Meet kamishibai – from kami, meaning paper...
Turning Vicious Cycle to Virtues of Islamic Banking
By Vita Arumsari and Yunice Karina Tumewang
For a country like Indonesia that has the largest Muslim population in the world, Islamic banking is moving in...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
