The pandemic has prompted us to reconsider many aspects of our lives, from our working habits to how and where we spend our money. It has also served to heighten our awareness of environmental issues, ...

Due to the complacency of policymakers, the economic model embodied in the Washington Consensus has lost its appeal. Without a new paradigm to replace it, the world economy is in a vulnerable position ...

Since time immemorial, alcohol has been a part of the social fabric of human life on earth. The earliest evidence of intentional alcohol production stems back to 7,000BC, from fermented residues found ...

One way of measuring global policy-makers’ concerns about the unprecedented increase in debt around the world is the number of times the subject is raised at high-level conferences. And it comes up ...

Until last September, few people beyond the close-knit world of pension asset managers had heard of ‘liability-driven investment’ (LDI), a trading strategy deployed by many pension funds. When the ...

Every year, thousands of the world’s foremost leaders and business elite trek to the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland. In the Alpine town of Davos, geopolitical issues are hashed out, economic ...

In March 2020, reports claimed the World Health Organisation (WHO) had warned against using cash amid fears it could be spreading coronavirus. The WHO later pushed back on the claim, declaring it had ...

In many ways, 2023 has been a bombshell year for activist investing. In January, US activist short-seller Hindenburg Research sent shockwaves through the business world when it accused India’s Adani ...

When Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics last October, many of her colleagues rejoiced. The prestigious award endows the Harvard University academic with an aura of respectability that few ...

This year we have witnessed significant technological advancements made in the field of carbon emissions reduction. The World Finance audience is following the current climate policies, which are ...

With insured losses from natural disasters hitting $42bn in the first six months of 2021 – a daunting 10-year high – the global insurance industry must be wondering what waits in store for the next ...

Building on the momentum of last year’s historic World Cup, Qatar is racing towards an exciting new phase of development. Seeking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, Qatar’s next chapter will put ...