Markets

28 June 2013

JFK’s Enduring Legacy in Peacemaking: Jeffrey D. Sachs

Many consider hatred and conflict inevitable, owing to a fundamental clash of values and interests. Fifty years ago, U.S. President J.F. Kennedy showed that peace could be achieved even in the most difficult circumstances. His courage, vision, eloquence, and political...

24 June 2013

Resource Rivalries: Japan and China Race To Invest in Africa

The competition between China and Japan, the two economic heavyweights of East Asia, has now intensified at a time when both countries are hungrier than ever for resources and energy to cope with its development challenges. Earlier this month, Japan pledged some...

21 June 2013

India Economic Forecast

After nearly a decade of rapid GDP growth, peaking at 11.228 percent in 2010, India's economy has slowed significantly – plagued by stalled reforms, huge corruption scandals and bureaucratic inaction. In 2012, India’s GDP growth rate (constant prices, national currency)...

18 June 2013

Energy Diplomacy: India’s Great Balancing Act

In its relentless quest for energy to fuel its booming economy, India, the second largest buyer of Iranian oil, has struck a neat diplomatic balance: Delhi has managed to maintain friendly ties and oil shipments from Tehran without antagonising Washington,...

12 June 2013

United Kingdom Economy

The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has the fifth largest national economy—measured by nominal GDP—in the world, and the second largest in Europe. In 2013, the United Kingdom (UK) was the world's...

12 June 2013

UK Exports, Imports and Trade

The UK is the 7th leading importer and the 12th leading exporter in the world. Accordingly, the UK holds a massive trade deficit with the rest of the world, second only to the US. In 2012, UK imports were worth...

12 June 2013

UK Economic Structure

During the heyday of the British Empire, the UK was the largest and most influential economy in the world. As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the UK was at the forefront of technological advances during the 18th to 19th...

11 June 2013

UK Industry Sectors

Historically, the UK has been one of greatest economic influencers in the world. As the epicentre of the first Industrial Revolution during the 18th century, the UK ushered in what economic historians agree to be the most significant event in...

11 June 2013

UK Economic Forecast

The UK economy has endured disappointing growth following the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Prior to the financial crisis, the economy was experiencing GDP growth rates of around 3 percent; but after the economy contracted by 0.968 percent and 3.974 percent...