May 15, 2017 08:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The US dollar outperformed the other G10 currencies this week except for the Norwegian krone. The move higher in US yields as the market priced in a June Fed hike boosted USD, while higher oil prices helped NOK keep ahead...
May 15, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Before we begin with this write-up, we would like you to refer below weblink for our recent post that briefs about our hedging framework on this...
Why small producers have big concerns about multinationals joining Fairtrade
May 14, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Fairtrade products and promotions are covered with photos of smiling producers, but behind the marketing gloss not everyone is so happy. Becoming a Fairtrade producer and maintaining required standards can be complex...
The protein gap – nutritional science's biggest error
May 14, 2017 16:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
In the three decades following World War II it became an almost universal belief of nutritional scientists that protein deficiency was the most serious and widespread dietary deficiency in the world. Improving protein...
White monopoly capital: good politics, bad sociology, worse economics
May 14, 2017 16:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Many would like to consign the polarising debate about white monopoly capitalism (WMC) in South Africa to the margins. They argue that its proponents are nothing more than Marxist ideologues or mischievous political...
New executive order on cybersecurity highlights need for deterrence, protection of key industries
May 14, 2017 16:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
President Trumps new executive order on cybersecurity for federal computer networks and key elements of the countrys infrastructure such as the electricity grid and core communications networks builds meaningfully on the...
James Bond needs a new attitude, not a new actor
May 14, 2017 16:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
As someone who has recently taken to reading Ian Flemings books, I am drawn into the debate surrounding Joanna Lumleys comments about actor Idris Elba not being the James Bond that Fleming created. Film writer Caspar...