International

  • Jun 17, 2013
  • 11 min read

Next banking crisis to be regional rather than global

UK Chancellor George Osborne may this week indicate his intention to sell the government's stake...

International
  • Jun 13, 2013
  • 7 min read

Global overcapacity clouds steel prospects

At the end of the first quarter, inventories of steel products held by traders in China hit a...

International
  • Jun 12, 2013
  • 6 min read

Crisis challenges management theory and practice

The events surrounding the US sub-prime and subsequent financial crises have undermined a number...

International
  • Jun 11, 2013
  • 6 min read

Corporate tax poses huge challenges to the G8

G8 leaders will meet on June 17-18 at Lough Erne, in Northern Ireland. The summit host, UK Prime...

International
  • Jun 7, 2013
  • 7 min read

Consistent derivative rules elude the G20

The EU has reiterated concerns over the extraterritorial reach of new US swaps rules, which the...

International
  • Jun 6, 2013
  • 7 min read

US Farm Bill may retard global trade liberalisation

In a Congress riven by political polarisation, there has been a remarkable bipartisan consensus...

International
  • Jun 5, 2013
  • 6 min read

Global jobs and skills shortages require new policies

The International Labour Organization (ILO) on June 3 forecast that 208 million people will be...

International
  • Jun 4, 2013
  • 6 min read

Prospects for jihadist terrorism in the third quarter

In the aftermath of September 11, counterterrorism experts ten years ago anticipated a wave of...

International