Gold prices continue to break new price records. During the second week of October 2025, gold had surged to $4,000 a troy ounce, and the Financial Times reports that prices have doubled in less than ...

One way of measuring global policy-makers’ concerns about the unprecedented increase in debt around the world is the number of times the subject is raised at high-level conferences. And it comes up ...

As the world confronts the escalating impacts of climate change, the financial sector has become a pivotal force in driving sustainability. Banks, in particular, are aligning their lending, investment ...

Gone are the days when trading was exclusive to the richest of the rich, the likes of JP Morgan, George Soros and Warren Buffet. The internet has been the key factor in opening up the world of ...

Playing host to a number of lucrative industries, Myanmar’s position in the global marketplace is shifting. Based in Yangon, KBZ Group is well placed to lead the diverse investment opportunities ...

For the sixth year running Iceland has topped the leader board with the lowest gender equality gap. The country’s journey to the top began 40 years ago, when many of its female population protested ...

Since time immemorial, alcohol has been a part of the social fabric of human life on earth. The earliest evidence of intentional alcohol production stems back to 7,000BC, from fermented residues found ...

In 2014, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared sleep disorders a “public health epidemic”; two years later, the World Health Organisation released a study, Sleep ...

Every year, thousands of the world’s foremost leaders and business elite trek to the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland. In the Alpine town of Davos, geopolitical issues are hashed out, economic ...

Until last September, few people beyond the close-knit world of pension asset managers had heard of ‘liability-driven investment’ (LDI), a trading strategy deployed by many pension funds. When the ...

As the founder of Europe’s most valuable fintech, Nikolay Storonsky is at the helm of a digital-first bank pushing back against the traditional grain. But as Revolut’s valuation soars, can he walk the ...

Once the hallmark of secrecy and security for the ultra-wealthy, traditional offshore tax havens are losing their grip under mounting global scrutiny. As pressure grows from international tax reforms ...