It is becoming more and more apparent that the developing threat of climate change is not simply damaging the earth’s natural ecosystem, but is also harming the world economy With the global economy ...

According to the 2024 Allianz Global Insurance Report, “the global insurance industry grew by an estimated 7.5 percent in 2023, therefore achieving the fastest growth in almost two decades, since 2006 ...

Unlike many financial products, the precious metal had a fine year. By the end of 2020, its price had increased by 25 percent, outperforming other major asset classes. Its ascent was temporarily ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2014, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared sleep disorders a “public health epidemic”; two years later, the World Health Organisation released a study, Sleep ...

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 ...

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 ...

Economically speaking, it has been the kind of year that any entrepreneur dreads. After the long recovery from the Great Recession, many economic experts and business moguls allowed themselves to ...

One of the southern coastal states of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom has undergone rapid change in recent years – thanks in large part to the five-point agenda of its Governor, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, whose ...

What makes a successful leader? For some it’s measured by the bottom line; for others by company culture, connection and purpose. For the best it’s a combination of all of these, and then some. In ...

Imagine diving into the deep blue waters of the open ocean, approximately 500 miles southeast of Hawaii. At first, there would be some sunlight, but this would soon fade as you begin your descent. By ...