Big government fans.
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The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
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Stuart Kells’ latest book on the finance industry is the story of two key characters, both bright Australian expats in America.
It’s a mistake to assume that financial enthusiasts can predict the uncertain behaviour of markets.
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The complexity of the financial market is far beyond the information processing capabilities of human cognition.
Farming needs substantial investment in on-farm infrastructure and equipment.
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Financing is available to farmers. What’s in contention is whether what’s available helps farmers enter the industry, expand and grow.
The British Miracle Meat presenter, Greg Wallace, onstage at a food festival in 2019.
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Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
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Do competitive, market-like interactions encourage immoral behaviour? A study of 18,000 people in 45 experiments shows there’s no simple answer.
Market fires cause significant upheavals in the heavily informal Ghanaian economy.
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Fire risk communication strategies must not only be supported by formal institutions such as government agencies but also be rooted in and sensitive to each market’s socio-cultural dynamics.
In 2019, the former IMF chief, Christine Lagarde, stated that closing the gender gap in employment could hike global GDP by 35 per cent.
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Research shows French firms with smaller to no gender wage gap and high female board representation also make better business.
Abnormally high market prices funnel wealth from consumers to owners of large companies.
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Prices are up to five times higher than the raw costs of production for many of the goods and services we all need.
Farmers in Northern Ghana are among the poorest in the country.
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Climate change is affecting the availability of food to the families of farmers in Ghana.
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Proctoring software is a symptom of a bigger problem: universities see themselves as businesses and students as customers.
Improvements to the GB power market could help tackle the coming energy crisis.
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Britain’s households are facing a cold winter but its power market could learn something from neighbouring systems to avert a crisis
Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade.
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Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
Mombasa port serves Kenya and eight other countries in the region.
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Harnessing the combined effect of trade and urbanisation could significantly boost the economies of African countries.
Significant losses have caused a crypto market exodus, but for how long?
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Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for crypto or is this just another crash in a volatile market?
Informal workers in West Africa have been hardest hit by covid-19 lockdowns.
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Informal employment is significant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plight of informal workers needs to be highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fuel storage tanks at South Africa’s Durban harbour. Blocking the transport of fuel will stop the transport of food.
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South Africans should not panic about the food system. But authorities will need to act swiftly and assertively to restore stability.
Fossil fuel stocks haven’t kept up with the market in recent years.
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When big investors like Blackrock get worried about their returns, they have the power and incentive to make fossil fuel companies take action.
Data on food prices are crucial for political and economic stability but are not easily accessible.
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Poor and inconsistent pricing data makes it hard to assess agricultural markets.
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Although COVID-19 measures have had a negative impact on food supply in Nigeria, there are other factors responsible for the dramatic rise in food prices.