The new Netflix series “Gladis Kretek” introduces a western audience to Indonesia’s kretek industry. Clove cigarettes are part of Indonesian culture and despite the considerable health risks associated with smoking…
The European Union and Apple continue their battle in the EU courts. The dispute is about whether Apple’s USD 13 billion tax break obtained in Ireland conforms to EU law…
Over the past 10 years, China has emerged as one of the most important trading partners and investors in Serbia. Chinese net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows increased from EUR…
The United States’ embargo against Cuba, initiated in response to the nationalization of US properties following Fidel Castro's revolution, has been a contentious international issue for over six decades. The…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced a new transport corridor at the G20 summit in Delhi, which he believes will shape global trade for centuries. This India-Middle East-Europe Economic…
In 2018, a scandal of epic proportions sent shockwaves through the European financial landscape. A sophisticated tax evasion scheme exposed the dark underbelly of the banking industry, siphoning off billions…
Companies such as Uber Eats, Amazon, UPS and Deliveroo made record profits during the pandemic. Their workers were underpaid and overworked. The rights of these platform workers are now being…
Throughout history, international monetary systems have evolved every few decades, from the gold standard to the Bretton Woods system and eventually to the current free-floating system with the US dollar…
Companies that patent seeds claim this is necessary to protect their return on investment, fund further research and create food security. This premise is far from the truth. Intellectual property…
Green hydrogen uses renewable electricity to split water’s molecules. The US, EU, India, Republic of Korea, Japan, and Australia have increased subsidies in their push to reduce reliance on fossil…