In the early 1970s, NASA engineer Jack Nilles proposed telecommuting as an alternative to centralised office working. His vision was to reduce traffic, air pollution and energy consumption in city ...

Argentina’s new president faces a formidable task in fixing his country’s economy. Tom Bailey takes a look at exactly how the South American nation found itself in its current condition Supporters of ...

In our post-Cold War society, economic sanctions have become one of the defining features of the political landscape. Since the early 1990s, the US, Europe and other developed economies have employed ...

When Jared Bibler visited Iceland for the first time in 2002, he couldn’t imagine that one day he would become an Icelander himself. A native of Massachusetts in the US, he was working for an ...

When it comes to financial inclusion, Peru has considerable room for improvement. The country falls below the regional average in terms of access to financial products and services, ranking sixth out ...

The country is forging ahead with its ambitious attempts to transition from a manufacturing-heavy economic model to a services-led one. A number of policies and initiatives are being employed to ...

It was revealed, in a survey carried out by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (LILP) in 2019, that 90 percent of the 200 cities around the globe that were polled were considered to be unaffordable ...

When Brexit came one step closer to becoming a reality in 2018, Tradeweb was left with few options other than expanding its European presence beyond London. The US company, which runs platforms for ...

With a fortune estimated at $940m, Baba Ahmadou Danpullo is ranked number one on Forbes Afrique’s rankings – the French edition of the US magazine. Danpullo is a discreet man, avoiding the media and ...

Leadership lessons need not come from the modern day; they can also be found in ancient history. Emily Poncia looks at some of the most impressive leaders throughout time Boudicca is remembered for ...

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 ...

Last April, amid the COVID-induced panic that engulfed the planet, more shocking news came from China. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it would start testing its own central bank ...