Author : The Conversation

The Islamic Republic of Iran boasts the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, second-largest gas reserves, and the 29th-biggest economy, estimated at US$415.3 billion in 2014. Its gross domestic product is...

Just as one of cricket’s great spectacles, a Lord’s test match between England and Australia, gets underway, the sport in India has faced a day of reckoning. The suspension...

In the 2016 presidential race, candidates from both major parties are looking for ways to address inequality. Partly, they must do so because seven years after the 2008 crash,...

Some have asked what Africa can learn from Greece.  I argue that Greece (and others) can learn a lot from the African experience. Debt is on the rise again...

We have become used to living with the productivity puzzle but the labour market figures released today now add a labour market conundrum. The total number of people in...

Despite considerable success in the international arena, many female entrepreneurs still struggle to raise capital. New research suggests that lenders may have an outdated concept of what an entrepreneur...

The global recognition of the economic prowess of the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has led to the group gaining greater global political influence....

Yesterday’s agreement between the Greek government and its creditors includes a condition that requires Greece to sell €50 billion worth of public assets and establish a fund to oversee...

On October 2 2013, after months of extensive joint federal investigations, the FBI arrested Ross William Ulbricht (aka “Dread Pirate Roberts") for his role in leading a major online...

“Time is running out to help workers move up the jobs ladder” - at least according to the OECD’s latest employment outlook. The somewhat gloomy report points to unemployment...