European Countries Top 2016’s Global Innovation Index
China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative economies, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore...
Riding out the storm: the economic implications of Brexit
The UK’s decision to leave the EU is the biggest political shock of our lifetime. It has already led to considerable volatility on financial...
Best Cities to Live in according to 2016’s Global Liveability Ranking
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Liveability Ranking, which scores 140 cities on five lifestyle categories, six of the 10 best cities...
Brexit likely to occur in the first half of 2017
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to invoke Article 50 in early 2017, according to a Bloomberg News report from Friday.
On June 23...
Stagnating global economy outlook may turn into a downturn
Last week the International Monetary Fund issued an “urgent” call for the world’s largest economies to roll out more policies to boost growth, painting...
Most Expensive Cities to Set Up a Business in 2016
A recently released report from a property broker has found the most expensive cities for companies to rent and occupy office space and housing...
Sports gear maker scores highest revenue ever in 2012
Adidas Marked Record Revenues in 2012
The company expects the trend to continue over the next few years
German company for sports equipment and...
Hot Spots 2025: Dubai Moves Up to 23rd Place
A new Economist Intelligence Unit research report, "Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities," commissioned by Citi, projects that São Paulo,...
A few thoughts on global economic recession 2016
Global economic recession is not just a terminology at which you have glimpsed while browsing social media on your smartphone. It is rather a disturbing...
Best Countries for Expats in 2016
Are you curious about where expats enjoy the best work-life balance? Which countries are great, or less than great, for raising children abroad? Or...
Middle East Climate: Dry for Next 10,000 Years
Stalagmites from Iranian cave foretell grim future for Middle East climate
Relief from the current dry spell across the interior of the Middle East is...
Where Ultra Rich Buy Second Homes in 2017
There are over 552,000 multi-millionaires worldwide, and 87% of them own and continue to buy second homes. The wealth analysts at New World Wealth...
Financial Crisis Amongst Top 10 Global Risks for 2018
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, we asked ourselves one question over and over again: why didn’t we see it coming?
It rocked...
Gold hedging strategies for emerging markets
The World Gold Council posted a new report on gold as investor’s tool. Investors in emerging markets can use gold to reduce exchange-rate...
2016 Was a Bad Year; Hopes are High for 2017
With 2016 drawing to a close, YouGov has rounded off the year by asking more than 23,000 people across 21 countries to reflect upon...
Best Countries for Expats in 2016 Revealed
For the second year in a row, Singapore takes the top spot in HSBC’s Expat Explorer country league table. Expatriates in Singapore enjoy some...
2017 Most– and least– optimistic countries
After a tumultuous 2016 that many people were only too happy to see the end of, one would expect people to be welcoming the...
The Happiest People in the World in 2016?
March 20 is International Happiness Day, which means everyone will be talking about who the happiest people in the world are. Most will say...
