International

  • Sep 6, 2012
  • 7 min read

Art market expands in emerging economies

Sotheby's and Christie's market share has dropped from more than 75% of the total value...

International
  • Sep 4, 2012
  • 6 min read

Future central bank QE could be more effective

The ECB governing council meets on Thursday amid speculation that it will announce new measures...

International
  • Sep 3, 2012
  • 11 min read

Multiple forces at work in oil nationalisations

Argentina's contentious re-nationalisation in April of YPF, previously majority owned by Spain's...

International
  • Sep 3, 2012
  • 6 min read

Prospects for the global economy in the fourth quarter

The critical factors affecting the global economy this year -- chiefly the euro-area crisis and...

International
  • Aug 29, 2012
  • 10 min read

Varieties of capitalism debate hints at policy choices

Research on varieties of capitalism has identified systematic institutional differences among...

International
  • Aug 28, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global accounting convergence loses momentum

The United States appears set to delay adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards...

International
  • Aug 27, 2012
  • 6 min read

Trade hub data reveal successful global sectors

World trade levels declined by 1.4% month-on-month in June, according to the CPB Netherlands...

International
  • Aug 24, 2012
  • 6 min read

Personalised medicine set to gain momentum globally

The human genome comprises a sequence of approximately 3 billion component parts, called...

International