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2018 outlook for major central banks
The biggest risk to asset prices and the global economy would be if the biggest institutions reduce their monetary stimulus...
Read moreDetailsWith OPEC meeting done, economy set to drive oil
Now that OPEC and non-OPEC members have agreed to extend oil production cuts through the end of 2018, the priorities...
Read moreDetailsHow exactly did we arrive at this bitcoin phenomenon?
Silicon Valley’s obsession with cryptocurrencies requires no more evidence than the incredible rise of bitcoin, the alternative currency that crossed...
Read moreDetailsHow Europe’s panic over migration, terrorism is a big opportunity for Africa
Elissa Jobson Video footage of African migrants detained on their way to Europe being sold as slaves in Libya has...
Read moreDetailsCalifornia’s marijuana industry may be in deep trouble
Among states that have legalised recreational marijuana, none is more vital to the success of the pro-legalization movement, or to...
Read moreDetailsBusiness schools have a role to play in fighting corruption in Africa
In 2002, the African Union reported that Africa lost about USD$148 billion through corruption every year. This represented 25% of...
Read moreDetailsMacron’s Africa tour: security, business and new French-African ties?
Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day tour of Africa Tuesday which will take him to Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and...
Read moreDetailsCryptocurrencies don’t belong in central banks
Should central banks embrace cryptocurrencies, or even pioneer their own? In a nutshell, no. Crypto assets are an unusual innovation,...
Read moreDetailsPutin crowns himself OPEC king
For more than half a century, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister could move markets with a few choice words about what...
Read moreDetailsBlockchain makes the world interested in finance’s dullest parts
Am I too mean to the idea of closed trusted blockchains run by consortia of banks? Really this is a perfectly...
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