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African Innovation Hubs Promoting Innovation & Technology on the Continent
Written by Haxor
Africa is a massive yet diverse continent, with diversity not only in ethnic cultures but also in geographic regions, which offer a variety of climates, vegetation and topographical arrays. However, perhaps more importantly these various regions also offer different investment and economic opportunities. In recent years certain African countries […]
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TTIP NEGOTIATIONS: A SUMMARY OF ROUND 1
Written by Kara Sutton
Round 1 of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations set the stage for what negotiators on both sides of the Atlantic envision as a “comprehensive” and “high-standard” agreement. Negotiators were able to complete the round even amidst negativity surrounding allegations of US surveillance of European Union offices. Announcements on […]
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Austeridad y crisis económica: ¿receta para el desastre?
Written by Mariana Belloso
Abstract: During the economic and fiscal crises the world has faced recently, austerity has taken center stage in plans to restore order to the public finances of the countries affected. But, what happens when countries have problems of low growth? Can you reduce government spending without deepening economic crises? The example of Europe […]
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Brazil: Free Trade for Countries That Can’t Be Bothered to Do It*
Written by Luciano Sobral
Free trade in Brazil has an inglorious past and an uncertain future. World Bank data shows that as of 2011the country lies at the very bottom of a ranking of merchandise trade (the sum of exports and imports) as a fraction of GDP: less than 20 percent of Brazil’s annual domestic […]
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Are Coup d’etats the new method of conflict resolution in Africa?
Written by Monica Jeannormil
The recent events in Egypt caused me to take a closer look at Future Challenges article on International Day of Peace observed on September 21, 2013; “Is peace between individuals and societies possible, or is conflict simply a part of human nature? Does it differ from culture to culture, religion to […]
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Are the Benefits of Trade Really Possible in Uganda?
Written by Mubatsi
In this day and age, no economy can afford to stand as an island. This is even truer when it comes to economic interdependence since no country can solely depend on itself in the long run. Not all countries manufacture the goods and services they want and even those countries that ably […]
