With an initial microloan of 1,500 Egyptian Pounds—the equivalent of roughly 93 USD—Azza Abou Zeid Kobbes, a 36-year-old small business owner from Aswan, Egypt, transformed not only her own life but also the lives of those in her community. Azza ...
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With an initial microloan of 1,500 Egyptian Pounds—the equivalent of roughly 93 USD—Azza Abou Zeid Kobbes, a 36-year-old small business owner from Aswan, Egypt, transformed not only her own life but also the lives of those in her community. Azza ...
Anton Howes is an economic historian studying the industrial revolution. He is currently the in-house historian at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Previously, he was a postdoc at Brown’s Political Theory ...
Anton Howes is an economic historian studying the industrial revolution. He is currently the in-house historian at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Previously, he was a postdoc at Brown’s Political Theory ...
Nigeria’s film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is flourishing as both a source of economic prosperity and an outlet for cultural creative curiosity. As many Nollywood films have increased in quality and global circulation, they have achieved an incr...
Nigeria’s film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is flourishing as both a source of economic prosperity and an outlet for cultural creative curiosity. As many Nollywood films have increased in quality and global circulation, they have achieved an incr...
As humans, we strive to be efficient and maximize personal utility. We have made tremendous strides in the service industries, incorporating technologies that have minimized wait times and maximized profits. While it has led to increases in living st...
As humans, we strive to be efficient and maximize personal utility. We have made tremendous strides in the service industries, incorporating technologies that have minimized wait times and maximized profits. While it has led to increases in living st...
In Africa’s southern states, land remains a deeply emotive issue, an open wound harkening back to days of apartheid and colonialism. In post-apartheid South Africa, it is estimated whites own 67% of the land (while they are 8% of its population). I...
In Africa’s southern states, land remains a deeply emotive issue, an open wound harkening back to days of apartheid and colonialism. In post-apartheid South Africa, it is estimated whites own 67% of the land (while they are 8% of its population). I...
For the last three decades, anti-debt polemics have been the cause célèbre of self-styled “fiscal conservatives.” Over the course of their crusade, deficit hawks have cultivated several strategies to reduce government borrowing and spending. Th...
For the last three decades, anti-debt polemics have been the cause célèbre of self-styled “fiscal conservatives.” Over the course of their crusade, deficit hawks have cultivated several strategies to reduce government borrowing and spending. Th...
Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
Almost a full year into her first term, Governor Gina Raimondo has already taken ambitious steps toward her campaign promise to revamp the Rhode Island economy. This past June, she signed a number of financial incentives into the state budget, includ...
Almost a full year into her first term, Governor Gina Raimondo has already taken ambitious steps toward her campaign promise to revamp the Rhode Island economy. This past June, she signed a number of financial incentives into the state budget, includ...
As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...
As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...
The formula seems simple: if a country has more smart people, it will have more wealth. Unsurprisingly then, many Americans sounded the alarm in light of recent statistics showing that highly educated immigrants are moving back to their home countrie...
The formula seems simple: if a country has more smart people, it will have more wealth. Unsurprisingly then, many Americans sounded the alarm in light of recent statistics showing that highly educated immigrants are moving back to their home countrie...