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The country is crying out for more investment, and more devolution would help deliver it.
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Robo-advisers and AI are making investing accessible to everyone, but there are also risks to consider.
The US largely dominates the technology landscape.
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The lack of large, global European tech leaders might actually be a blessing.
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.
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train, the first in Southeast Asia, was funded by China as part of its decade-old Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.
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The shift in focus in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will change how China does its business in Indonesia – that might mean less money for the latter’s ambitious infrastructure projects.
Imports are key to Ghana’s food security.
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The policy is the latest strategy to grow Ghana’s weak industrial base.
Socially responsible investing in the Global South should respond to local needs rather than investors’ egos.
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Ensuring that ego and prestige of the Global North does not get in the way of on-the-ground results in the Global South will be the key to effective social impact investing in the years to come.
Stock prices move in response to new risks faced by investors.
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The negative investor sentiment and massive capital flight could be reversed by improved governance and accountability.
A swan stands between dumped plastic bottles and waste on the Danube river near Belgrade, Serbia, on April 18, 2022.
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Climate action should be framed not as a sacrifice but as an investment that can generate economic savings and improve human and ecosystem health today.
China provides billions of dollars in loans and direct investments to African nations each year.
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Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But what does the public think?
Investor pressure could drive down greenhouse gas emissions.
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Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
It’s always a good time to save more, if you can.
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Specific savings goals can help increase your pot – but so can advice and confidence with numbers.
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The potential gains may be great, but the risks of softer regulation are pretty big too.
Canadians pay high drug prices, but the pharmaceutical industry claims it is a ‘key partner in economic resilience, recovery and growth.’
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Canadians pay very high drug costs, but Canada also does not receive the same economic benefits from pharmaceutical industry investments as other countries do.
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Social entrepreneurs aren’t all the same. Policies should be designed to reflect this.
There’s a better way to save.
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ISAs are an easy way to boost your savings but they do have rules, some of which change every year.
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Investment rating companies are measuring the environmental, social and governance impact of businesses. This International Women’s Day, we should be pushing them to do the same for gender equity.
Purchasing property as a primary home is considered more ethical than acquiring property for investment.
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A scholar who examines the impact of property ownership explains why purchasing a home comes with many moral obligations.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used words with specific meanings in the objective he intends to legislate, among them “preserve”, “dignified”, “equitable” and “sustainable”.
A food vendor in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The rise in food prices has begun to ease in the country.
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A slowdown in price rises, combined with the shift to less aggressive rate hikes, is good news for the minister’s budget initiatives on growth.