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Balancing Act. Understanding The Pros And Cons Of Persistent Industrial Action.
Industrial actions, such as strikes, are a form of protest employed by workers and trade unions to voice…
Power and Profit: The Global Oil Industry’s Imperial Domination and Environmental Impact
Few industries can match the oil industry’s vertical integration and central role in power politics. Over time, imperial…
The Dual Nature of Globalisation: Strengthening and Weakening the State in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Globalisation has undeniably transformed the world, reshaping the role of the state in both positive and negative ways.…
Liquidity 4.0 – Navigating A New Reality
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. For some time, banks have…
Mexico Is Poised To Ride The Nearshoring Wave
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Closer economic ties to the…
Does The Digital Euro Have A Future?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. CBDC is one of the…
The Rise of the East, The West’s Eclipse. A Dance as Old as Time.
The narrative of a world order undergoing seismic shifts is echoing loudly across the globe. Headlines are dominated…
Interdependence and Rivalry: The Critical Economic Dependency between the US and Chinese Economies
The economic relationship between the United States and China has evolved into a complex web of interdependence and…
How To Appreciate The Value Of Oceans In An Impact Economy
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Oceans are crucial to the…
SME Cash Management – How Open Banking Helps Banks To Better Serve Their SME Clients
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. The SME sector, known for…
“A Field Guide To AI: For Business, Institutions, Society & Political Economy” — Your Essential Companion In Navigating the World of Artificial Intelligence.
This book is not just another textbook, academic journal, or report. It’s a unique blend—a field guide designed…
Why Has Youth Unemployment Risen So Much In China?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Even as China’s economy has…
Nations Are Wealthier Than You Might Think
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Natural capital accounting is calling…
There’s A Problem With GDP
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. GDP is an incomplete measure.…
What’s The Outlook For CBDCs In Europe?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. We explore the current landscape…
Decoding the Power Players of Global Shipping: Who Runs and Controls the Industry?
The global shipping industry serves as the lifeblood of international trade, facilitating the movement of goods across continents…
4 Ways A US Debt Default Could Affect You — And Your Money
The United States is on the verge of defaulting on its debt—an unprecedented event that experts agree could…
Advanced Microchip Production Relies On Taiwan
Semiconductor fabrication lays the foundation for microchip production and therefore helps to make our world go round in many…
What’s Next For The Luxury Market?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. The luxury market should see…
The Six Themes Driving Capital Toward Sustainable Solutions
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. The challenges of navigating the…
The World’s Richest People in 2023
Bernard Arnault (74) has been named the world’s richest man of 2023 with an estimated fortune of $211…
Generative AI Could Raise Global GDP By 7%
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence have the…
The World Bank used to cause untold harm – but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right
Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new…
Trade Insights: Supply Chain Resilience
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. From the war in Ukraine…
UBS and Credit Suisse: The Unholy Alliance of Swiss Banking Giants
In a move aimed at stabilizing the Swiss banking system and trying to avert a financial meltdown, UBS…
Why Do Banks Collapse? An Exploration Of Bank Failures
Barely three months into 2023 and we have seen a spate of bank failures and instability in the…
Crash Course: Must-Read Books That Explain Banking & Financial Crises
The banking industry has long been an integral part of the global economy, providing essential services such as…
Financial Crisis: It’s A Game & We’re All Being Played
Barely three months into 2023 and we have seen a series of major banking crises unfold right before…
Building Supply Chain Resilience
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. From high inflation to geopolitical…
Why SVB and Signature Bank failed so fast – and the US banking crisis isn’t over yet
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook…
Silicon Valley Bank biggest US lender to fail since 2008 financial crisis – A finance expert explains the impact
Silicon Valley Bank, which catered to the tech industry for three decades, collapsed on March 10, 2023, after…
Global Politics Unveiled: 23 Highly-Recommended Books for Understanding Today’s Complex World
The global political landscape in our rapidly changing world is constantly evolving. We are seeing shifting power dynamics…
For Signs Of Economic Growth In Asia, Look North
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. The reopening of China and…
Globalisation is leading to permanent war. Here’s what we should do instead
Instead of peace through trade, we’re seeing increasing conflict. But states could still work together yet. einfeld’ is…
5 trends shaping the world of work -and how ministers and CEOs are addressing them
Global labour markets are on divergent paths. Low and middle-income countries have a growing working-age population amidst high…
De-globalization or Re-globalization? It’s more a ‘cocktail’ of globalization, says an expert at Davos
The ties that bind the world economy together have frayed throughout the pandemic. With growing protectionism, and after…
The World’s Next Megacities
By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020,…
The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap—and How We Undo It
In the more than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, Black American wealth remains a…
Eurasia Group publishes “Top Risks” predictions for 2023
As 2023 begins, the people of Ukraine are marking nearly a year of war and conflict in their…
Wealth Management 2.0 – The Big Opportunity That Only Technology Can Deliver
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Camille Vial, the CEO of…
How Global GDP Has Evolved
One of the most widely used indicators of economic prosperity is gross domestic product (GDP). It measures the monetary value of all…
What’s New Is Old: How Economic Discontent Triggered Unrest In The Past
The latest Chief Economists Outlook warns that rising costs are stirring social unrest. This economic discontent has fed…
Karl Marx: His Philosophy Explained
In 1845, Karl Marx declared: “philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to…
Busting 5 myths on political-economy analysis
“There has been a broad recognition amongst economists that “institutions matter”: poor countries are not poor because they…
Which Cities Have the Highest & Lowest Purchasing Power?
According to website Numbeo, salaries go furthest in U.S. cities. Towards the top of the list is East Coast tech hub San…
Rising prices: Why the global drive to keep food cheap is unsustainable
As prices rise, everywhere, for pretty much everything, the prospect of the human suffering this will cause is…
7 Steps For Delivering Net Zero Supply Chains
An HSBC and BCG report found that despite increasing numbers of large corporates making emissions commitments, delivering on…
These are the world’s top cities. Which one ranked highest for the 10th year running?
London has been named the world’s most “magnetic” city for the 10th year in a row. It held…
What would Western sanctions mean for Russia?
The unprecedented measures proposed by the US, the EU and the UK could create chaos in Russia’s economy…
How Long Will The Supply Chain Crunch Last?
It’s common knowledge that holiday shopping is going to be challenging this year due to the broken supply…