The world economy cannot sustain itself if the majority of its participants are experiencing a decline in real income. Since inequality is not a self-evident vice, this raises the stakes…
Change in Corruption Perception Index
In the midst of a turbulent international political landscape, the United Kingdom and United States are deemed major casualties of increasing corruption, according…
Chart of the Week: Six Highest Polluting Nations’ Emissions vs GDP
Despite China experiencing GDP growth of 6.9% and a CO2 emissions rise of 1.4% last year, the nation had …
September 2018
Looking across the Atlantic, one has to start thinking that Europe is becoming a sideshow to the Pacific Rim countries. Relations between the US, China and Russia are of greater importance to the global economy…
Upcoming Event: Michael Mackenzie, Financial Times – 21st November 2018
Michael Mackenzie has been markets editor of the Financial Times since January 2015…
Chart of the Week: Fintech Investment by Region
The chart shows that total global investment in fintech companies for the first half of 2018 reached a peak of $57.9 billion, growth undoubtedly fuelled by demographic changes. Europe contributed 45% at $26 billion, with the….