Will the development of tech industry change the economic and social life Iranian youth?
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Tehran is fostering a start-up industry as a possible motor to solve Iran’s unemployment crisis.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing his country from the TPP within days of reaching office.
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The TPP should still bring enough benefits for the remaining countries to make it worthwhile to go through the trouble of enacting it.
To an extent, the legacy of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party rests on the country’s new global plan.
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While China has so far secured support from a number of governments for its Belt and Road Initiative, the recent forum in Beijing also highlighted some obstacles to its advancement.
Luxury exists in most human societies throughout the world but in different forms.
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Luxury is a global phenomenon present in all societies in various forms.
Vinyards in the Sancerre wine-growing region of France.
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The latest figures on the world wine market confirm that the industry is undergoing considerable change, with European countries finding their positions and strategies challenged by the new world..
No rest for the weary in a 24/7 economy.
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Ever more people are stuck with shift work in a globalised economy that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Will Trump’s America lose out on the next big thing in business?
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Mexico and Canada are about to turn medical cannabis into North America’s most lucrative new market.
An Angolan importer buying Havaianas in the market of Brás, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women’s fashion and creating a business opportunity for thousands of Angolan female entrepreneurs.
Is the sun setting on globalisation?
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A fundamental insight into the distributive effects of free trade from almost 90 years ago.
The Big Three.
Together, three asset managers now control shares in 40% of all publicly listed firms in the United States.
The headquarters of private security firm Prosegur after the spectacular robbery.
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The heist and free trade are just opposite sides of the same coin.
Paraguayan farmers are demanding agrarian reforms that would restore lost jobs to the countryside.
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Too many able-bodied Paraguayans are underemployed, fuelling frustration and entrenching inequality.
The review of H1-B visas might lead to the disappearance of high-skilled Indian IT workers, whom Raj in the TV series Big Bang Theory is based on.
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Trump’s review on H1-B visa will directly impact high-skilled Indian workers.
During the US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump blamed NAFTA for US job losses.
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There’s ample space to renegotiate some terms from the original agreement that would improve social welfare across the region.
Having children can drastically change women’s economic and financial status.
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The economic costs of having children are more often shouldered by women, so mothers tend to accumulate less capital over time.
Cash on hand helps poor families climb out of poverty.
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A new study shows that conditional cash transfers have helped Ecuador’s poorest households climb out of poverty. When that money was paired with capital to invest, people fared even better.
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If the United States withdraws from or significantly alters NAFTA, Mexico has more options than it thinks — and potentially less to lose than its northern neighbour.
China ‘s foreign direct investments and acquisitions have grown tremendously worldwide.
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China is now the world’s second-largest international investor. Should the US and Europe be scared?
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Because the EU is a unique experiment in integration in many ways, it can provide a good model for other regions, such as Asia.
There’s a reason he grows this crop.
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Colombia’s plan to turn coca-leaf farmers into coffee growers has a fatal flaw: the market.
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Thanks to foreign backing, social impact start-ups led by young entrepreneurs are flourishing in North Africa.
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The cryptocurrency is now starting to challenge gold as the investment of choice.
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Providing women with credit improves gender inequality.
Getting asylum seekers into jobs is the number one concern for Sweden.
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Sweden is not suffering a crime wave because of immigrants, but there are real obstacles to overcome in getting refugees into employement.
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When technology evolves, it affects not only your financial position but also your ability to exercise other choices.