In recent years, Latin America has established itself as one of the world’s most promising regions for start-up activity and burgeoning tech talent. Venture capital investment in Latin American tech ...

Due to the complacency of policymakers, the economic model embodied in the Washington Consensus has lost its appeal. Without a new paradigm to replace it, the world economy is in a vulnerable position ...

The pandemic has prompted us to reconsider many aspects of our lives, from our working habits to how and where we spend our money. It has also served to heighten our awareness of environmental issues, ...

Since time immemorial, alcohol has been a part of the social fabric of human life on earth. The earliest evidence of intentional alcohol production stems back to 7,000BC, from fermented residues found ...

Building on the momentum of last year’s historic World Cup, Qatar is racing towards an exciting new phase of development. Seeking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, Qatar’s next chapter will put ...

Every year, thousands of the world’s foremost leaders and business elite trek to the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland. In the Alpine town of Davos, geopolitical issues are hashed out, economic ...

In 2019, the issue of climate change rose to the top of the global agenda. People from around the world took to the streets in a series of large-scale protests, walking out of their schools and ...

It used to be the case that the sole focus for most investors was making a profit. Following this, it became fashionable to worry about things like negative externalities, such as the impact companies ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has turned his attention to the next great emergency facing our planet: climate change On a grey, Glaswegian Sunday in mid-November, COP26 negotiations drew ...

Unlike many financial products, the precious metal had a fine year. By the end of 2020, its price had increased by 25 percent, outperforming other major asset classes. Its ascent was temporarily ...

Economically speaking, it has been the kind of year that any entrepreneur dreads. After the long recovery from the Great Recession, many economic experts and business moguls allowed themselves to ...

In many ways, 2023 has been a bombshell year for activist investing. In January, US activist short-seller Hindenburg Research sent shockwaves through the business world when it accused India’s Adani ...