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Move over, ‘Made in China’. It’s the ‘Made in Bangladesh’ era now
When Chinese businessman Leo Zhuang Lifeng arrived in Dhaka 22 years ago, only one of the two luggage conveyor belts in the airport was...
Phila Siu
Jun 8, 201910 min read


What is Narendra Modi’s India?
Narendra Modi embodies India’s new developmental ethos at an economic level but also its new pride in its profound civilisation. He has...
David Frawley
Jun 8, 20194 min read


Latin is dead—yet it also lives on
Cicero, the Roman statesman whose prose is thought to represent the peak of style in Latin, was also a bit of a snob about it. Few...
The Economist
Jun 6, 20191 min read


Italy revives ‘alternative currency’ proposal
Debate is growing in Italy about the suggestion that a new domestic currency could be introduced by the government to pay its debts — and...
Davide Ghiglione
Jun 5, 20194 min read


The incredible story of Ferrari's 72-year journey from an upstart racing team to a $27 billion l
Ferrari is one of the most valuable brands in the world. Ferrari – the Italian supercar maker and Formula One racing operation – is worth...
Benjamin Zhang
Jun 4, 20195 min read


Why You Should Create a “Shadow Board” of Younger Employees
A lot of companies struggle with two apparently unrelated problems: disengaged younger workers and a weak response to changing market...
Jennifer Jordan & Michael Sorell
Jun 4, 20192 min read


Come and study in India: India’s US envoy tells American students
India saw its best phase of macro-economic stability in the past five years and is set to become the fifth largest economy in the world...
Economic Times
May 29, 20191 min read


What is really behind Narendra Modi's landslide victory in the Indian elections?
The election of Narendra Modi as India's Prime Minister for a second term drives home a serious political lesson: there is simply no...
Rahul Jain
May 28, 20197 min read


Modi 2.0: New govt plans big policy push in first 100 days. Here’s the priority list
As Narendra Modi braces for a second term, his government will likely consider a clutch of proposals over the next 100 days to complete...
Banikinkar Pattanayak
May 25, 20193 min read


An economist explains how to value the internet
It is one the most commonly used measures of economic activity: gross domestic product (GDP), defined as the total market value of all...
Erik Brynjolfsson & Ceri Parker
May 23, 20191 min read
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