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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.
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 is a global phenomenon present in all societies in various forms.
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..
Ever more people are stuck with shift work in a globalised economy that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Mexico and Canada are about to turn medical cannabis into North America’s most lucrative new market.
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.
A fundamental insight into the distributive effects of free trade from almost 90 years ago.
Together, three asset managers now control shares in 40% of all publicly listed firms in the United States.
The heist and free trade are just opposite sides of the same coin.
Too many able-bodied Paraguayans are underemployed, fuelling frustration and entrenching inequality.
Trump’s review on H1-B visa will directly impact high-skilled Indian workers.
There’s ample space to renegotiate some terms from the original agreement that would improve social welfare across the region.
The economic costs of having children are more often shouldered by women, so mothers tend to accumulate less capital over time.
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.
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 is now the world’s second-largest international investor. Should the US and Europe be scared?
Because the EU is a unique experiment in integration in many ways, it can provide a good model for other regions, such as Asia.
Colombia’s plan to turn coca-leaf farmers into coffee growers has a fatal flaw: the market.
Thanks to foreign backing, social impact start-ups led by young entrepreneurs are flourishing in North Africa.
The cryptocurrency is now starting to challenge gold as the investment of choice.
Providing women with credit improves gender inequality.
Sweden is not suffering a crime wave because of immigrants, but there are real obstacles to overcome in getting refugees into employement.
When technology evolves, it affects not only your financial position but also your ability to exercise other choices.