International
The Korean Wave That Has Engulfed the World
Chances are that you’ve had some direct or indirect touchpoint with South Korean culture, whether from eating Korean barbeque, listening to Korean pop music (K-Pop), watching Korean dramas (K-Dramas) or listening to one of your friends chattering excitedly about any... Continue reading...
Mitigating the Economic Disaster that is Brexit
As the United Kingdom (UK) is due to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29, 2019, the rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement by both the EU and British Parliament has sent Members of Parliament (MPs) scrambling... Continue reading...
African Stories, No African Roots
Africans are rooted in the tradition of storytelling. In the globally acclaimed book Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe, children would congregate around their elders to listen to tales told through voice and gesture... Continue reading...
The Ironic Surge of Private Healthcare in Communist China
Private Chinese hospitals and healthcare companies are becoming promising investment opportunities, as their profitability and popularity continue to improve. In China, the growing middle and upper classes desire more patient-centered experiences in hospitals. At the same time, government initiatives are... Continue reading...
Potential Implications of Recent European Union Copyright Legislation
The new EU copyright legislation has become a highly controversial piece of legislation since its approval on September 12th. A comprehensive regulation with wide ranging implications, the impact of the law can be dissected by looking at its... Continue reading...
Macron’s Reforms are Critical for France’s Economic Future
The election of Emmanuel Macron as President of France in May 2017 was a novel development in French political history that revolutionized the status quo. The young president’s promises to fundamentally transform France had many feeling hopeful and optimistic about... Continue reading...
Mobile Payments are Changing the Shape of Chinese Banking, Data Privacy, and Consumerism
Over the course of the last decade, China replaced the U.S as the flag-bearer for grossly-overindulgent consumer culture. According to CNN, China’s private debt reached 6.7 trillion at the start of 2018, comprising an incredible fifty-percent of China’s gross domestic... Continue reading...
A metaphor for all things under-rated
Microcredit, a concept spearheaded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed Yunus, received widespread admiration as a substitute for government poverty alleviation solutions. Based around the idea of social collateral, where borrowers are grouped together to assume joint responsibility for the... Continue reading...
How the PNB Scam Threatens to Damage India’s Diamond Industry
In February 2018, India was rocked by news of a massive case of bank fraud, involving some of the country’s wealthiest and most well-connected citizens as well as its third largest bank. The incident, referred to as The Punjab National... Continue reading...
The Asian Infrastructure Bank Represents a New Standard
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank (MDB) that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, has quickly filled a vacuum left by traditional MDBs that have become bloated and inefficient. Since the... Continue reading...
