Economic Growth and Social Inclusion
What China’s soccer spending spree teaches us about globalization
What can we learn from China’s recent interest in the beautiful game, and what does this tell us about the state of the world today?
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Global Issue
Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
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Europe
This is what Europe thinks Brexit should look like
While public opinion over Brexit remains sharply divided in the UK, there are differing attitudes amongst Europeans too
Africa
Female Angolan entrepreneurs are buying up trends in Brazil and bringing them back to Africa
Angola, a Portuguese-speaking country, is being strongly influenced by the cultural output of Brazil.
Infrastructure
How can we realize the opportunities of China's Belt and Road strategy?
When the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative was first announced by President Xi of China in late 2013, few could have envisaged the grandeur and ambition that it would entail. It has sinc...
Africa
Embracing “islandization”: how an unlikely opportunity could help Africa achieve inclusive growth
For Africa, the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the trend of “islandization” both offer opportunities for growth.
New Growth Models
Drawing on the past to chart the future: how sub-Saharan Africa can return to growth
After almost two decades of robust growth, there has been a sharp deceleration in economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa. What will change this trend?
Africa
The road to Africa's future growth is paved with electronic payments
How can the infrastructure required to digitize finance and expand the use of electronic payments in Africa help to build more inclusive economies?
Environment
Coal mining jobs aren’t coming back. But clean energy is already creating millions of new ones
Advanced energy is a $1.4 trillion industry globally. Here’s what’s driving its growth.
Inequality
Is the solution to extreme wealth inequality really – Alaska?
Find out how land value, worker unions and something called the 'Alaska model' could put humanity back on course to shared prosperity.
Fragility, Violence and Conflict
North Korea is bringing back all the old Cold War fears. How did we get here?
Not since the 1950s have nuclear power and national passion converged in such a high-stakes showdown. We take a look at some lessons from history.
Europe
Why the troika and Syriza must remove Greece’s debt roadblocks together
Greece's creditors won't provide debt relief without assurance that it can balance the books. Greece won't pass economic reforms without debt relief. Time for both parties to meet in the ...
Education
Who is the world's leading economic superpower? This is what people think
A survey of 16 countries by Pew asks which is the world's leading economic power.
Migration
Low on cash? These are the cheapest cities to live in
These are the 18 cheapest citites in the world according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit
Geo-economics
8 must-read economics stories of the week
Ryan Avent at Medium comments on the productivity paradox and Paul Krugman follows up with a simple model to illustrate the economic arguments in Robot Geometry.
Europe
Does Europe contribute enough to NATO? The truth about defence spending
As Angela Merkel meets President Donald Trump in Washington, we tackle one of the key battleground questions: does Europe pay its share towards global security?