Poland's economic downturn to continue through 2017
Dec 02, 2016 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Polands real economy disappoints significantly in 2016 and the downturn is likely to continue through 2017. Slump in private investment and weaker-than-expected household consumption are seen to be the main drivers behind...
Dec 02, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
Watch out for more rallies up to 86.379 on break-out above resistance at 81.520 and bullish SMA crossover. The current prices spike above SMAs, EMAs channel resistance after testing strong support at 76.175, please be...
South Africa's water sector: a case study in state capture
Dec 02, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
A lot of what is being presented as radical economic transformation initiatives in South Africa is simply state capture by a corrupt elite. The water sector provides a lens through which this issue can be viewed in a very...
Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
Dec 02, 2016 05:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
A major hospital in western Sydney recently reported a number of diabetes patients were suffering from scurvy, a historical disease common in sailors on long voyages who were deprived of citrus fruit and...
Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
Dec 02, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Australian federal government recently announced a national plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance with an approach encompassing the health and agriculture sectors. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when...
How Castro shaped Cuban identity and what his death means to those exiled
Dec 02, 2016 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
On Nov. 25, when I heard the news of Cuban leader Fidel Castros death, I did not feel any sense of sadness, relief or joy. Instead, as a daughter of Cuban exiles, I experienced a mix of all those emotions. Children of...
10 ways the tech industry and the media helped create President Trump
Dec 02, 2016 05:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Three weeks after Donald Trump won a historic victory to become the 45th president of the United States, the media postmortems continue. In particular, the role played by the media and technology industries is coming...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned