“I, Bitcoin”: As told to Stephen Castell
By Stephen Castell
Inspired by, and paying homage to, the quintessential 1958 essay on free-market economics, “I, Pencil”, by Leonard Read (https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/), Dr. Stephen Castell...
Petia Dimitrova: “Innovations give us the necessary energy to change banking”
Interview with Petia Dimitrova, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Management Board of Postbank.
What qualities does a bank need in order to succeed...
Is this the end of trickle-down economics?
By Graham Vanbergen
The global pandemic has changed everything, highlighting the failures of economic policy that has dominated the Western world for the last 50...
The Business Reinvention of Japan
By Ulrike Schaede, University of California San Diego
On February 15, 2021, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index crossed the ¥30,000, for the first time in 31...
A Matter of Intelligence: Interview with Laura Hamilton, Falanx Assynt
It is sometimes said that there is no gain without risk. But just how great is the risk involved in any given business context,...
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...
In 2021, Women Are Still Changing The World
After a year like no other filled with unwelcomed viruses and isolated lockdowns, 2021 is a breath of fresh air with women who are...
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...
Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Government Policy in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
Bandung Conference (1955) in Indonesia was the first large meeting of leaders from newly independent countries from Asia and Africa,...
Merricks v Mastercard: after nearly four years of highs and lows, the Supreme Court...
By Gurpreet Chhokar
Special thank you to Simon de Broise, Senior Associate at Collyer Bristow, for his contribution to this article.
In a hotly anticipated ruling,...
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...
