Fitch: Thailand's Liberalisation of NGV Price Positive for Industry
Jan 26, 2016 05:55 am UTC| Research & Analysis Politics
Thailands plan to remove the cap on the retail price of natural gas for vehicles (NGV) is positive for Thailands oil and gas sector. Prices of all types of fuel in Thailand will reflect actual costs once the latest NGV...
Haitians are demanding democracy, but foreign interests prefer the status quo
Jan 25, 2016 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After months of faltering, Haitis quest to find a successor to musician-turned-president Michel Martelly has ground to a halt, leaving an already desperately poor country struggling to find a way past a seemingly...
Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy
Jan 25, 2016 11:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Is American democracy still by the people, for the people? According to recent research, it may not be. Martin Gilens at Princeton University confirms that the wishes of the American working and middle class play...
Five years on, the spirit of Tahrir Square has been all but crushed
Jan 25, 2016 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Five years ago, the chant El‑shaab, yureed, isqat el‑musheer!(the people want the fall of the regime!) resounded through the streets of Cairo, marking the start of a popular uprising that saw one of the regions...
Cyberbullying widespread amongst public servants
Jan 25, 2016 00:58 am UTC| Politics
One in five Australian government employees, in a Queensland University of Technology study of over 600, are experiencing or observing workplace cyberbullying. As opposed to the traditional workplace bullying...
Poland growth momentum likely to remain rather stable during 2016, but political risks remain
Jan 22, 2016 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Politics
Higher employment, relatively high wage growth and negative inflation support high growth rates of private consumption in Poland during 2016 and going into 2017. Growth remains on track to reach around 3.5% in both 2015...
Cameron’s 'sink estate' strategy comes at a human cost
Jan 22, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
David Cameron has put the demolition of council estates at the heart of his plans to wage an all-out assault on poverty and disadvantage. Citing the severe social segregation of tenants living in council estates, Cameron...
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