
How reliant is Britain on EU migrant workers?
Aug 09, 2016 09:21 am UTC| Insights & Views
Brexit the UK vote to leave the European Union has caused uncertainty in a number of areas. One of which is the impact that potentially reduced immigration will have on the British economy, particularly in industries...
The Middle East needs help with its long game: education and jobs for the young
Aug 09, 2016 09:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The future for many young people across the Middle East and North Africa looks bleak. The World Bank records that 54% of the working age population in the Middle East and North Africa is unemployed with little prospect of...

Medicines to treat side effects of other medicines? Sometimes less is more beneficial
Aug 09, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
About two-thirds of people who are 75 years and older take five medicines or more. This is known as polypharmacy. Many of these people are on more than ten medicines a day (hyperpolypharmacy). It can be appropriate to...

Aug 09, 2016 07:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
The RBNZ precisely mentioned last month that it would be returning to the easing table, and like the consensus, we expect a 25bp OCR cut to 2.0% in tomorrows monetary policy. You may probably know that the China has...

Can big data studies know your thoughts and predict who will win an election?
Aug 09, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics
Who will win the battle for the White House to become the next President of the United States is a topic of hot debate. Much of that debate is taking place online, with plenty of people blogging, tweeting or updating...
Why credit rating agencies' economic advice shouldn't be trusted
Aug 09, 2016 04:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Australian government is using warnings from rating agencies like Standard Poors Global Ratings (SP), which placed Australia on a negative watch during the election, to make the case for passing budget measures. In...
Smart cities: does this mean more transport disruptions?
Aug 09, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
A plethora of new and personalised ways of getting around cities are emerging electric bikes, motorised scooters, electric vehicles, car sharing and re-interpretations of the taxi by Uber. How might we realise the...