Author : The Conversation

Gold prices have tumbled to a five-year low. As a tradeable commodity, the price of gold is largely linked to supply and demand. While supply remains fairly fixed, demand...

The Office for National Statistics has produced a report on sales of popular summer-related products. Official data on sales of goods are limited in that they tend to be...

The government of the state of Lagos – Nigeria’s former capital – has proudly proclaimed it is building a new city that will become the new financial centre of...

When an international development conference in Addis Ababa almost collapsed last week, the confrontation emerged from an obscure and unlikely source. Who knew that the status of the UN...

The economic progress of China over the past 40 years or so has been remarkable. Part of that success has been due to the role that the state has...

Negative gearing is a very controversial issue. The latest round of debate stems from the Reserve Bank’s submission to the House of Representative Standing Committee on Economics regarding the...

Britain is on the hunt for new apprentices. George Osborne recently unveiled a levy on large employers to pay for an increase in the number of apprenticeships from 2m...

David Cameron caught some by surprise when he announced a new consultation by the government equalities office aimed at “closing the gender pay gap.” Although the Conservative party’s 2015...

One can summarize the potential for US business to engage with Iran one sentence: Iran exports crude oil but imports gasoline. Why? The Iranians lack sufficient capacity to refine...

Australian companies will soon be publishing financial results, as well as information about sustainability efforts. Corporate social responsibility of the big four banks - Australia and New Zealand Banking...