Five key takeaways from the New York primary
Apr 20, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Insights & Views
Two weeks ago Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz seemed to have all the momentum in the presidential race. In Wisconsin, Sanders won the Democratic primary by 13 percentage points and Cruz won the GOP primary by the same...
Done sensibly, agricultural development can reduce poverty in Africa
Apr 20, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views
The recovery and acceleration of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa since about 1995 has been widely recognised. But less is known about the extent to which this growth has led to improvements in welfare and poverty...
The who and how of pirates threatening the Nollywood film industry
Apr 20, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment Law
With an average production of 50 movies per week and about $590 million revenue annually, Nigerias film market is booming. Dubbed Nollywood, it has overcome the teething problems of the late 1980s and 1990s to become a...
Clinton wins New York, but fight for the Democratic Party's soul goes on
Apr 20, 2016 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A fractious New York primary has given Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump the clear victories they badly needed to end any perception that the wheels may be coming off their campaigns. Trumps win will give him a desperately...
Economists should step out of their bubble more often
Apr 20, 2016 01:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Scratch an economist who proffers sage words about the state of government debt and you will find someone who believes we are at full employment. If we are below full employment, then the government can monetise debt via...
How the sporting world puts money before fairness
Apr 20, 2016 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
As the 2016 World Snooker Championship gets underway, the 32 entrants will compete for the most sought-after prize in the game. But not all of them will have gone through the same struggle to be there. The top 16...
How does Indian trade look after World Bank and IMF’s rating on global growth outlook?
Apr 19, 2016 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Commentary
The World Bank and the IMF have downgraded their global growth outlook. Majority of Indias close trading partners confront sluggish growth at home. More preventing measures to prop up the trade sectors are on the table,...
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