Cows have four stomachs, but the recent news about Brazilian cow meat is quite hard to stomach for most people. Brazil’s beef industry is in a tight spot right now,… read more →

Ninety seven per cent of exporters questioned in a survey said they were optimistic about growing their businesses through international trade. We spoke to Institute of Export & International Trade… read more →

A glance at China’s Fintech development According to a new report by Reuters, Chinese investment in Fintech reached 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, doubling the amount in 2015, which… read more →

Contrary to popular belief, Dubai is not an oil based economy. In fact, oil only represents 6% of its revenue and this is not expected to change as its oil… read more →

After assuming the office with a struggling economy in May 2014 the Indian PM Modi set sight on neoliberal economic policies and gained ground on privatisation and liberalisation of the… read more →

Gold – chemically abbreviated to ‘Au’ originating from the Latin word ‘Aurum’, is widely seen as the investor’s safe haven in times of economic turmoil. The reason for this, is… read more →

Introduction On January 24, the central bank of China raised the 1-year MLF interest rate by 10BP to 3.1%, 6 months MLF interest rate increase by 10BP to 2.95%, leading… read more →

It is clear with election of Donald Trump in 2016, that the world has potentially entered a new economic era, with electorates possibly voting for populist business policies as a… read more →

For decades, the shipping industry has helped many countries improve their economic situation, allowing many businesses to acquire their much-needed resources and develop products demanded by the market. And it… read more →

Within the course of just over half a year, cocoa prices have experienced the extremities at both ends of the scale.  July 2016 saw the price of the commodity soar… read more →