Economics & Finance

For many people around the world, property rights are not well defined, enforced or monitored; resulting in over half of the...

When Le Monde exclaimed in a front-page headline: “Danone prepares to shed 3,000 jobs in Europe, including 1,700 in France”, on...

Building a nation-state “out of the ashes of destruction is not easy,” but the President of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor),...

After years of stagnation, Africa is finally experiencing economic growth. Are there opportunities in Africa which are not...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) referred in 2007 to the Nigerian Paradox: catastrophic...

Africa is so diverse, with its variety of countries and resources, that almost any type of business in the world could take...

By the year 2040, only 15 per cent of the world’s population will be living in what are now called developed countries. It’s...

Some thirty years ago, economics professor Muhammad Yunus made his first loan of $27 to a group of 42 women so they could...

Owners of private companies normally sell their shares at a 20-30 per cent discount during mergers and acquisitions. The ...

Are men or women better at investing? “This is not only a fun question but it is of great practical value,” says INSEAD...