Why Africa should focus on industrialisation to increase free trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a continental agreement which came into force in May 2019. It covers trade in goods and services,...
Latin American borrowers double down on their efforts for sustainable finance
Latin America’s largest corporate borrowers are doubling down on their commitment to sustainable finance, tying new bank loans to key performance indicators that ensure...
3D Printed Drugs A Godsend
As the population ages and rates of chronic disease rise, an increasing number of people are taking multiple pills for several conditions, often at...
Leveling the field: how the rule of law and a free press are crucial...
Expanding a business into new international markets can be a complex challenge as companies grapple with differing regulations, wildly varying cultural norms, and must...
No Deal Brexit to Push UK Into Recession
A no-deal Brexit would have a significant short-term economic impact on the UK, plunging the country into recession, causing a rise in unemployment and prompting an...
Ireland Railing Against Deficit and Job Losses
Ireland fought hard to control its towering debt load after the financial crisis. But now coronavirus has plunged its finances back into deficit and...
Lilium, The German Firm Building The First Electric ‘Air Taxi’
Lilium is almost as ambitious as European startups come. The Munich-based company is developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet, which it hopes...
Brazil’s investors withdraw en masse for fears of Bolsonaro
The record outflows, said Monica de Bolle, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, “reflect investors’ fears regarding the...
Mexico Fighting to Become Global Hotspot for Manufacturing
Mexico is a strategic production location in today’s modern manufacturing world, where producers of all sizes must establish their own operations in one of...
Digital and Physical Worlds Set to Collide as Cybersecurity Takes Center Stage
The digital and physical worlds are on an irreversible collision course. By 2022, organizations will be plunged into crisis as ruthless attackers exploit weaknesses...
Project Management- Keys to Success
Project management used to be at the margins of a corporation’s strategy. That has changed over the last 20 years. Today almost half of...
Novavax signs $1.6bn deal for virus vaccine
Novavax has signed a deal worth up to $1.6bn with the US government’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine programme, securing more federal funds than any...
