Category : Economy

The most prominent causes for the surge in economy of Africa, is due to rise in Crude oil rates. Africa is flourishing. Its economic pulse has doubled over the past few years. The commercial vibrancy of Africa has reached unprecedented heights, it can be understood from this simple comparison, Africa’s collective GDP at $1.6 trillion...

China appears to be doing slightly better than average in moving up the technology ladder in order to avoid the middle-income trap. The rapid economic growth of so-called emerging markets is one of the leading storylines of our age. Arguably, it is the most important economic development affecting the world’s population in the first decade...

The most prominent causes for the surge in economy of Africa, is due to rise in Crude oil rates. Africa is flourishing. Its economic pulse has doubled over the past few years. The commercial vibrancy of Africa has reached unprecedented heights, it can be understood from this simple comparison, Africa’s collective GDP at $1.6 trillion...

Poland’s story is remarkable in many respects. Economic growth has been both solid and broadly shared. Between 2008 and 2011 Poland has been the fastest-growing economy in the EU. Poland has come a long way since it started its transition more than 20 years ago.  Average income is now almost four times higher than in...

Structural reforms in financial services, telecommunications and aviation have boosted business investment and encouraged economic diversification in Papua New Guinea. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) economy has undergone a remarkable 11 straight years of economic expansion, averaging GDP growth of almost 6% per annum. High levels of foreign investment coupled with strong commodity prices for PNG’s...

The five cities considered most vulnerable to natural hazards are all in Asia: Dhaka Manila Bangkok Yangon and Jakarta, We must grow fast, but we also need to grow differently. The economy of the Philippines stands out for its relatively robust 6.6-percent growth in 2012 amid lackluster economic growth in most places around the world....

The five cities considered most vulnerable to natural hazards are all in Asia: Dhaka Manila Bangkok Yangon and Jakarta, We must grow fast, but we also need to grow differently. The economy of the Philippines stands out for its relatively robust 6.6-percent growth in 2012 amid lackluster economic growth in most places around the world....

Asia remarkable progress in building consensus on co-operation during the past two decades has occurred because nations have been realistic about what is achievable. Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis threatens to tear apart the 17-nation eurozone. Meanwhile, Asia is accelerating co-operation and integration. With Europe’s experiment on the verge of failure, is Asia heading...

Asia’s extraordinary rise on the global stage has been driven largely by its emergence as the world’s low cost, high output factory. Over the past three decades Asia’s extraordinary rise on the global stage has been driven largely by its emergence as the world’s low cost, high output factory. But as countries strive to become...

Asia’s energy needs have risen rapidly in tandem with its economic expansion, which is on the upswing again despite the economic doldrums afflicting other parts of the world. ASIA’S rise is increasingly considered a foregone conclusion, yet the extent to which the region will prosper hinges on its ability to feed its voracious, ever-increasing appetite...