How economics can shed light on the motivations of extremist groups like Hamas
Jan 19, 2024 10:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
A lot of political analysis is available on Israels indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. But economic analysis based on supply and demand also helps shed light on why conflict should be viewed systematically and...
As the billionaires gather at Davos, it's worth examining what's become of their dreams
Jan 16, 2024 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Gathering for their annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this week, the worlds business and political elite will be digesting some unpleasant reading courtesy of the aid agency Oxfam International. Oxfams...
War in the Middle East has put Lebanon on the brink of economic disaster
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Economy
The recent return of violence to Lebanon derails hope that the worst of the crises that have plagued the country over the past four years have been left behind. After a spiral of hyperinflation, debt default and...
Is economic growth good for our health?
Jan 16, 2024 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Is economic growth good for us? Put another way, we know that growing the economy is good for business and for creating jobs. But does it help everyone in society? One way to answer this question is to explore what it does...
Why the world is turning away from the US dollar
Jan 15, 2024 03:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted the US Treasury Department to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia, to hold it accountable for its premeditated and unprovoked invasion. The aim was to prevent...
When can we stop worrying about rising prices? The latest inflation report offers no easy answers
Jan 12, 2024 06:33 am UTC| Economy
Tired of thinking about inflations impact on your wallet? Youre not alone. But like it or not, higher prices continue to be an economic and with the presidential race a political issue as we enter the early months of...
Ghana's electricity crisis is holding the country back - how it got here
Jan 11, 2024 03:32 am UTC| Economy
For well over a decade Ghana was exalted as one of the most promising and fastest growing economies on the continent. But recent reports of the countrys steep economic dip, high inflation and rolling blackouts,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight