G7 agree a minimum corporation tax rate on multinationals
An international agreement to discuss with a class text On Saturday 5 June the G7 leading industrial nations (US, the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy Japan, and the EU) have just signed a landmark...
Bank of England's hawk battles the doves over inflation threat
The economy is roaring back to life, but the risk of skyrocketing prices has policymakers debating when to hit the brakes The first thing many of us did when lockdown lifted was to stumble, blinking,...
Edge of Chaos - Dambisa Moyo
text Zambian born economist, Dambias Moyo started out with an undergraduate degree in Chemistry, and went on to do an MBA at the American University in Washington DC, an MPA at Harvard University and...
UK proposes customs checks for food heading to Northern Ireland to ease Brexit tensions
Britain has told Brussels it is prepared to introduce new customs checks on UK food products crossing the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland in four stages from October. The UK offer comes after the Government...
A disappointing US jobs report - The problems of using fiscal policy
text Last week's US jobs report (the number jobs created by the US economy in April) made interesting reading. This is one bit of data that can be used to judge the health of the American economy and...
A possible answer to feeding the world's growing population?
With the world's population expected to grow to 9.8 billion by 2050, the Dutch firm of Beladon has devised an innovative solution designed to satisfy the increasing demand for healthy food, fast-growing...