The false economy of giving sloppy legal advice to asylum seekers
Dec 07, 2015 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Picture this: in another country, where you dont speak the language, youre questioned with the aid of an interpreter. The authorities expect you to remember distant dates, details of what people did. They ask you the same...
Can the EU challenge China's proactive role in Africa?
Dec 07, 2015 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
When Chinese premier Xi Jinping unveiled some US$60 billion in deals at the recent China-Africa summit he underscored just how robust Beijings relationship with the continent has become. The impression from the media is...
Is this the end of the socialist dream in Venezuela?
Dec 07, 2015 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
An alliance of centre-left, centrist and right-wing opposition parties has scored a resounding victory in Venezuelas parliamentary elections marking a seismic shift for the country. Breaking two decades of dominance by...
Taiwanese exports to weigh on TWD in long term, CRBS keeps you tight hedged
Dec 07, 2015 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Worse exports in Taiwan have continued to alternate between growth and contraction from month to month, reflecting a clear lack of confidence among producers - a mood also accentuated by high inventories.We observed...
Turkey’s democracy leaves little room for democrats
Dec 07, 2015 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st...
Business big hitters highlight the huge growth in climate risk management
Dec 06, 2015 05:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Politics
Investors are running ahead of governments. This is arguably the most striking and encouraging statement heard so far at the Paris climate conference. It was made in a remarkable speech at a forum on private financing...
Finally, interesting uses for the blockchain that go beyond bitcoin
Dec 05, 2015 05:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
Most people who have heard the term think that the blockchain is only something to do with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, litecoin, doguecoin and others. Its the technology that underpins digital currencies and ensures...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects