New Islamic airline takes to the skies in Malaysia
The Hindu founders appear to be taking up a business opportunity arising, in some measure, from last year’s Malaysia Airlines woes. Flights begin with a prayer, passengers are served halal […]
Vocational education’s global gap
Source: BBC The topic of “vocational education” often has a recurrent theme. Everyone says it’s a good thing and it’s vital for the economy. But – and there is always […]
How to get heat from the bottom of a lake
RENEWABLE ENERGY How to get heat from the bottom of a lake By Luigi Jorio, Geneva OCT 7, 2015 – 11:00 Lake Geneva: a source of heat and cold for several large buildings (Reuters) Switzerland’s biggest lakes have a high potential for creating energy. Their waters can cool structures in […]
Global climate talks stumble near finish line; Fabius optimistic
Reuters International DEC 11, 2015 – 13:48 By Emmanuel Jarry and David Stanway PARIS (Reuters) – Efforts to craft a global accord to combat climate change stumbled on Friday with China and many other nations refusing to yield ground, forcing host France to extend the U.N. summit by a day […]
The evolution of work
Dec 10,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Dani Rodrik In mid-December, the United Nations will launch the latest of its annual landmark Human Development Reports. This year’s report focuses on the nature of work: how the way we earn a living is being transformed by economic globalisation, new technologies and innovations in […]
China pledges $60bn to develop Africa
Source: BBC China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest […]
LANGUAGE ADVANTAGE Rise of the multilingual boss creates a ‘monoglot ceiling’
By Andrew Hill DEC 3, 2015 – 14:23 Being multilingual can prove useful in “reading a room” during important meetings (Keystone) Having another language can aid your brain. Not having one can hurt your promotion chances. When Isabelle Allen joined KPMG in 1991, she says, the professional services group valued, […]
China’s yuan set for IMF reserve status
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The $160,000 starter salary
Source: BBC If you could earn more money by going back to university for two years, would you do it? What if you could earn a vast amount more? That’s […]
Europe’s New Worry: Portugal
Source.The Financialist. In July, six months after Greece elected a left-wing, anti-austerity government, the country came perilously close to leaving the euro. So it’s easy to understand why markets are nervous at the prospect of Portugal, a poster child for European austerity, replacing its reform-friendly, center-right government with a left-wing, […]
Looking back to 2011: Gadhafi’s Gold-money Plan Would Have Devastated Dollar
It remains unclear exactly why or how the Gadhafi regime went from “a model” and an “important ally” to the next target for regime change in a period of just a few years. But after claims of “genocide” as the justification for NATO intervention were disputed by experts, several […]
How Demographics Rule the Global Economy
Source: WSJ Ever since the global financial crisis, economists have groped for reasons to explain why growth in the U.S. and abroad has repeatedly disappointed, citing everything from fiscal austerity […]
Thinking machines: jobs that could be taken over by robots
Analysts warn that automation is now affecting mental labour as well as physical. So what tasks are vulnerable? Image Credit: ©Gulf News Picture for illustrative purposes only. Published: 13:15 November 14, 2015 By Alex Hern and Dan Milmo SHARE RssShare on facebookShare on twitterAdd on google plusSend Email to FriendAddthis2 […]
China’s consumers to spend $6.4 trillion by 2025
Source: CNN Talk about some deep pockets! China’s consumers are projected to spend more than up to $6.4 trillion a year by 2025, according to a new report. That’s about […]
Bank Scandals Increase Interest in Islamic Banking
Bank Scandals Increase Interest in Islamic Banking October 26, 2015 8:33 AM SINGAPORE—A stream of major bank scandals has increased interest in “ethical finance,” which could benefit the Islamic banking sector. Supporters argue the growing area of Islamic finance is more ethical because banks and businesses must undergo scrutiny to […]
Opening Soon: Germans Race to Capture the Iranian Market
By Alexander Smoltczyk Ahead of the planned lifting of Western sanctions against Iran, businessmen from around the world are visiting the country, and as one group from Germany discovered, there […]
Why discriminating against women keeps countries poorer
Agenda World Economic Forum: by Sri Mulyani Indrawati — In the 1990s very few countries had laws protecting women from violence, now 127 do partially because the world is more aware of the human and economic cost of mistreating women. In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from […]
Africa wealth report 2015: rich get richer even as poverty and inequality deepen
Guardian: Africa is now home to more than 160,000 people with personal fortunes worth in excess of $1m (£642,000), a twofold increase in the number of wealthy individuals since the turn of the century that highlights the problem of deepening inequality as some of the world’s poorest nations register strong economic […]
Bernie Sanders is wrong on open borders: they’d help boost the economy
Source: The Guardian By Cory Massimino Bernie Sanders has come out against open borders, claiming they are a “right-wing proposal” that “would make everyone in America poorer.” He argues that, while […]
U.S. trade deficit shrinks; private jobs growth rebounds
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April on a drop in imports, which surged in March following the end of a West Coast ports labor dispute, while companies picked up their hiring in May after a pullback the previous month. The data supported the notion the U.S. economy has recovered […]