Basic income is a radical idea bound for the political mainstream – here's why

Dec 25, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

An idea gaining traction in various part of the world is that everyone in society should receive an amount of money from the state to cover their basic cost of living. People would no longer be stigmatised on benefits,...

We must do something about jobs for young people in a world of automation

Dec 25, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

As technology advances and changes our economy, young jobseekers will bear the brunt of changes in the labour market. With the increasing automation of jobs traditionally occupied by young workers and professionals, a...

How the internet is failing to drive economic development where promised

Dec 25, 2016 04:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

With almost half the worlds population now online, attempts to spread the internet continue unabated. The likes of Facebook and Google offer data services for free, while satellites, drones, and balloons are used to cover...

Using fiction to make the curious links between financial risk and terrorism

Dec 25, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Economy

Review 2016: This has been a year most of humanity would like to forget with war, disasters, racism, sexism and, especially in arts and culture, the deaths of revered icons. But it is also in the arts and culture where...

Hopes of fiscal stimulus drive US Treasury yields higher

Dec 23, 2016 15:41 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Expectations of substantial fiscal stimulus in the form of tax cuts and more infrastructure spending have risen after Donald Trumps election victory. Hopes of fiscal stimulus have caused benchmark 10-year yields to rise by...

Italy's government approves creation of €20 billion fund to help troubled banks

Dec 23, 2016 15:17 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Italys government at a cabinet meeting in the early hours of Fridayapproved the creation of a 20 billion fund to help troubled banks. Italys banking sector is saddled with 356 billion euros of bad loans, around a third of...

Eurozone to end 2016 with relatively robust economic growth, likely to slow in 2017 - BNP Paribas

Dec 23, 2016 14:35 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Improving confidence proved Eurozones resilience after political events since the summer. Data so far also suggest a slightly more optimistic outlook for coming months supported by export orders and the depreciation of the...