Economics & Finance

The completion of the Doha Round of global free trade agreements is central to resolving the current global economic crisis....

The world should embrace free trade and repudiate protectionism, urges José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president,...

New and better solutions are needed to tackle the worsening unemployment crisis in Europe. Speakers at the EBS said the EU's...

Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor of Economics and Law at Columbia University on President Obama's first 100 days in office.

Europe today is suffering from a skills shortage, made even worse by the economic crisis. Over the past decade, many business...

Europe needs to be a lot more focused as to what it wants to lead in, to sustain its ambitions. So should it be leading in...

As the world’s most populous nation, China is expected to have 248 million people who are 65 years of age and above by 2020 –...

The solution to African development must be African and internally generated. However, it will need support from the developed...

For Noel de Villiers, founder and CEO of non-governmental organisation Open Africa, three issues are key for Africa’s...

Taffy Adler is hardly the most likely candidate for taking on the role of social entrepreneur. He had an impressive track...