Iranian voters want economic justice – but the candidates don't measure up
May 16, 2017 16:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The campaign for the 2017 election in Iran, which takes place on May 19, has now moved into its final phase. The incumbent president, Hassan Rouhani, faces an assortment of competitors. These include one of his...
Shifting the tax burden to middle income earners will undermine jobs and growth
May 16, 2017 16:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The governments idea of raising the Medicare levy, while also removing the 2% budget deficit levy on incomes above A$180,000, is less transformational and more signature Liberal policy. It shifts the tax burden towards...
Why rent bidding apps will make the rental market even more unaffordable
May 16, 2017 16:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Real Estate
Renters are already the weak party at the negotiating table because they cannot ignore their need for a place to live. But a new series of apps that pit renter against renter will only further tip the balance of power in...
South Africa's Reserve Bank is in the eye of a storm. Academics quiz the governor
May 16, 2017 16:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Central banks everywhere play a critical role in shaping the direction of a countrys economy. The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of South Africa. Its main mandates are to ensure financial and economic...
Why businesses in Nigeria need to take sustainable finance seriously
May 16, 2017 16:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Business
Many people will have heard of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But less well known is the concept of sustainability at the root of these goals. Sustainability has recently become a mantra, a philosophy of...
The South African government hasn't given up the fight for nuclear
May 16, 2017 16:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Nuclear energy in South Africa is a highly contested issue; so much so that a court recently ruled against the governments plans to issue a contract for the construction of eight new nuclear power stations. The ruling...
Speed and co-ordination are key to curbing the DRC's Ebola outbreak
May 16, 2017 16:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Three people have died and more than 125 are suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The outbreak comes less than two years after the most deadly spread of the disease in...
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