In an unprecedented move to help boost the ailing Hong Kong economy, the financial secretary Paul Chan has announced a HK$10,000 cash handout for all permanent residents aged 18 or above. This creative fiscal policy […]
Moroccan phosphate exports have fallen to an eight-year low from the disputed territory of Western Sahara with exports in 2019 almost half of that in the previous year. In 2018, the North African country exported […]
All eyes are on the UK’s new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, who will soon be announcing the government’s budget for the coming year.  Since 2010, the UK government has been aggressively cutting public expenditure in […]
With millions of people in self-imposed quarantine across China and severe travel restrictions, small and medium sized businesses could be on the verge of collapse. Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in January, businesses […]
The British Home Secretary has suggested the training and upskilling of the economically inactive in order to fill the large staff shortages in British businesses across the UK. According to Patel, there are over 8.45 […]
The price of wine is dropping fast in the US as a result of changing patterns in consumer behaviour. Where wine was once the popular choice of alcoholic beverage for many young Americans, demand has […]
An unexpected surge in economic growth at the end of 2019 was very good news for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who will soon be battling in a national election. GDP increased by 4.8% […]
Despite an ongoing US$9 billion court case in the US over tax evasion, the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has stated that the social networking company will be willing to pay more taxes outside of […]
Defence spending across the world increased significantly in 2019 according to a report by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). The data collected by the ISS for 2019, shows that world-wide defence spending increased by […]
A recent report by a team of US scientists at the University of Arizona has suggested that owing to the climate crisis, the world could see a dramatic extinction of over a third of all […]
The inflation rate in Ghana, as measured by the consumer price index, ended at 7.9% in 2019. In a recent research study in the west African nation, prices are expected to continue their rise throughout […]
Pakistan’s high interest rate of 13.25% is unlikely to be changed anytime soon according to analysts in the country. Monetary policy, which involves the government’s manipulation of the interest rate, has been the favoured tool […]
After a dismal 0.2% decline in productivity in the third quarter of 2019, American workers bounced back through October to December, recording an increase in productivity of 1.4%. This comes from a recent report from […]
Reports from inside the Whitehouse have suggested that the Trump administration is set to announce huge increases in spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing for their 2021 budget proposal. The research and development […]
For the last two years, a dark cloud has been over Argentina as they contend with a serious economic crisis. The South American Country, and third largest economy on the continent, has been in a […]
Local government in Mumbai have come up with an inspired plan to cut noise pollution across the city. Fed up with honking drivers waiting at the city’s junctions, traffic lights have been installed with listening […]
Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]
After 5-days of significant loss, oil prices made a comeback on Wednesday with prices increasing by just over 2%. Reports suggest that the 2% jump, reflecting greater confidence in the market, could be a result […]
Palm oil, which accounts for over 5% of Malaysian exports, has seen a dramatic decrease in stock levels with the figure for January at its lowest since June 2017. The low stock level has been […]
The economic impact of the coronavirus is still a guessing game at the moment, but one thing is for sure: it is going to be big. The impact on the services sector alone has already […]
In the latest World Investment Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it was announced that Egypt held on firm to its position as the most attractive country for foreign direct investment (FDI) […]
The value of Korean exports in January has decreased for the 14th straight month, with the Asian nation posting an export figure of US$43.35 billion, a 6.1% fall from the previous year. One reason for the […]
Hungary, a land-locked country of 9.7 million people nestled between Austria and Romania, is not a country which receives a huge amount of global attention. So here is an article for you Hungary, home to […]
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