How Paraguay dumps billions of illicit cigarettes on the global market
Dec 17, 2018 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
On Sep. 25, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products entered into force. According to the WHO, illicit trade refers to any practice or conduct prohibited by law and...
U.S. Treasuries tad higher in muted trading session ahead of Fed’ last policy meeting of 2018
Dec 17, 2018 11:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries remained tad higher during late afternoon session Monday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, all eyes are on the Feds announcements on Wednesday....
Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news
Dec 17, 2018 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Driven by population growth and growing land scarcity, most African farm households are witnessing the gradual sub-division of their land. Over time farms are getting smaller and smaller. Today, over 80% of farms in...
A 'lifetime income super-tax' offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality
Dec 17, 2018 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing. So said Jean-Baptiste Colbert, minister of finance to Frances 17th-century Sun King,...
The NRA's financial weakness, explained
Dec 17, 2018 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The National Rifle Associations political spending fell during the 2018 midterm elections. Theres talk of ending small perks like free coffee at its offices and even employee layoffs. These and other trends indicate...
German bunds remain narrowly mixed after Eurozone November CPI disappoints, trade balance rises
Dec 17, 2018 10:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained narrowly mixed during European session Monday after the Eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of November disappointed market investors, while the rise in trade balance offset the...
Dec 17, 2018 09:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Singapores non-oil domestic exports (NODX) slumped by 2.6 percent y/y (-4.2 percent m/m sa) during the month of November, marking the first y/y contraction since March this year. This is worse than expectations for 0...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects