Indonesian Rupiah to strengthen on tax amnesty inflows
Sep 28, 2016 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy
The Indonesian Rupiah strengthened to a six-month high against the US dollar on the back of higher tax amnesty inflows. The government has been optimistic about tax amnesty inflows and has approved a total of 21 banks, 18...
Questions mount over South Africa's planned nuclear power deal
Sep 27, 2016 18:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Nuclear energy in South Africa is a very contentious issue. The decision on whether to proceed with the construction of a fleet of nuclear power plants is destined to become the financially most far reaching and...
How trees communicate via a Wood Wide Web
Sep 27, 2016 18:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A new book, The Hidden Life of Trees, claims that trees talk to one another. But is this really the case? The simple answer is that plants certainly exchange information with one another and other organisms such as...
Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
Sep 27, 2016 18:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Current greenhouse gas concentrations could warm the world 3-7℃ (and on average 5℃) over coming millennia. Thats the finding of a paper published in Nature today. The research, by Carolyn Snyder, reconstructed...
History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Sep 27, 2016 18:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The rate of hate crimes reported in the UK has rocketed since the country voted to leave the European Union in June, according to the National Police Chiefs Council. In 2013 we published research on the parallels...
Why the UN can't step in to prosecute Islamic State fighters
Sep 27, 2016 18:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Once again, this years Session of the General Assembly saw a renewed discussion of what role the UN plays in the world and once again, these discussions have revolved around the UNs inaction in Syria and its inability to...
It’s not all about the president: why November's congressional elections matter too
Sep 27, 2016 18:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many international observers of US politics ignore that the new American president, whoever that is, will have to deal on a daily basis with Congress. However, understanding Congress and its relationship with the...
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