International

  • Dec 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Larger health and care sectors would narrow gender gap

The 2020 World Economic Forum Gender Gap report says it will still take 99.5 years to achieve gender parity globally

International
  • Dec 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Policies curbing climate shocks will be stagflationary

Policies to fight climate change will increase inflation and damage GDP growth, creating stagflation

International
  • Dec 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Bailey is a safe bet to see UK GDP across tricky times

Andrew Bailey will in March begin an eight-year term as Bank of England Governor after decades of experience at the bank

United Kingdom
  • Dec 19, 2019
  • 2 min read

Conspiracy theories cost societies dear

Misinformation online has contributed to outbreaks of measles throughout the world and delayed climate change action

International
  • Dec 18, 2019
  • 2 min read

Japan's exporters face a deeper manufacturing downturn

Japan’s export and import volumes continued to fall in November and the outlook is poor

Japan
  • Dec 18, 2019
  • 1 min read

A global cyberattack attribution mechanism is unlikely

As cyberattacks proliferate, calls for a neutral attribution mechanism are growing

International
  • Dec 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

International COP25 climate commitments to fall short

With global carbon emissions expected to hit record levels in 2019, key players are dragging their feet

International
  • Dec 12, 2019
  • 2 min read

Space servicing industry could destabilise geopolitics

A US aerospace firm in October launched the world’s first commercial robotic satellite servicing mission

International