Argentina’s president learns the hard way not to discuss the Falklands lightly
Oct 06, 2016 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his mission to rebrand his country as finally open for business again, Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently voiced his enthusiasm for turning over a new leaf in Argentine-British relations, and the...
Expansionary monetary policy and robust growth to see increased inflation risks in Norway
Oct 06, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Inflation trend in Norway has accelerated since the start of the year, contrary to Norges Banks expectations. Norwegian central bank had maintained a generally pessimistic economic outlook and stuck to its expansionary...
Oct 06, 2016 08:10 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
EURSEK is unchanged over the past month, albeit once again the cross briefly flirted with the upper end of the six-year range at 9.60-9.70. We expect continued range-trading through until year-end and then only very...
South Africa's economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates
Oct 05, 2016 13:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
There is a real risk that some of South Africas universities will not see out the 2016 academic year which ends in November. The ongoing fees must fall protests have seen classes disrupted at some institutions, and there...
There is good as well as bad news about the state of governance in Africa
Oct 05, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Declining safety and deterioration in the rule of law are holding back progress in governance in Africa. This is according to the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The index, started by the Mo Ibrahim...
Oct 05, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
World leaders have committed US$790m to fighting superbugs. These are infectious diseases that dont respond to treatment using antibiotics an essential defence against infections after surgery. They are also essential...
Life after David Cameron: the Conservatives have lost a major asset
Oct 05, 2016 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
David Cameron according to Kenneth Clarke was a PR-obsessed control freak. If that is the case, he is not a bad advert for what PR and control freakery can achieve for a politicians public standing. Cameron was almost...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects