International

  • Feb 5, 2014
  • 6 min read

History is a treacherous guide for decision-makers

Fouad Ajami, of Stanford University's Hoover Institution, has identified conditions in Syria's...

International
  • Jan 30, 2014
  • 7 min read

Emerging market corporate debt will top sovereigns

Emerging market (EM) debt markets continue to suffer outflows, delivering the poorest returns...

International
  • Jan 29, 2014
  • 6 min read

Inequality may have global spill-overs

The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF), which convened in Davos for its annual meeting last week,...

International
  • Jan 24, 2014
  • 7 min read

Recovery weakens focus on global executive pay

The board of US multinational JP Morgan Chase yesterday voted to significantly increase the pay...

International
  • Jan 22, 2014
  • 7 min read

Global markets hit by Indonesian ore export ban

Following months of intense debate, Indonesia's government agreed to only minimal concessions in...

International
  • Jan 22, 2014
  • 7 min read

Obama security reforms will not help US tech firms

A Pew Research poll published yesterday found that 73% of respondents did not think that US...

International
  • Jan 17, 2014
  • 7 min read

Banks face rising global 'crowdfunding' competition

More than five years after the financial crisis of 2008, small businesses in advanced economies...

International
  • Jan 16, 2014
  • 7 min read

Global deflationary fears will ease this year

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde yesterday described deflation as "an ogre that must be...

International