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Africa's Investment Boom

The rise in African investment as $80 billion went into the continent last year

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Gender Equality: Women in the Workplace

A portrait of the 21st century woman in the workplace: less pay,more work, no pension.

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Internet Trolls: The Who and Why of Online Abuse

Why do people troll and what can social media companies do about it?

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Obesity and Malnutrition

Obesity and malnutrition - we discover how the two are both part of a similar problem

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The Vinyl Revival

The revival in fortunes for Europe's vinyl record pressing plants

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Financial Technology: Disruptive or Not?

Crowd-funding, electronic currencies - how much do they threaten the old banking model?

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Flash Crash: Could it Happen Again?

It has been five years since a 'flash crash' caused a collapse in US financial markets

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Young, Jobless and European

Unemployment at the heart of Europe

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Greece Faces Insolvency

The pressure of another last-minute debt showdown takes its toll in Greece

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Baltimore Riots: Lead Paint and Deprivation

Did economics create the conditions for the riots, or was it down to lead-based paint?

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US Arctic Oil: Risky but Necessary?

Is Washington's call to allow exploration off Alaska's Coast worthwhile or too risky?

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The Ageing World

How is the world going to cope with its rapidly ageing population?

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India: Can Modi Close the Economic Gap with China?

Can Indian Prime Minister Modi narrow the economic gap between India and China?

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Bonds: No Longer Boring

We ask why bond markets have been unusually volatile and unpredictable this past month.

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Gaza's Broken Economy

A year after the conflict with Israel, how do ordinary people make a living in Gaza?

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West Bank Business Blues

Palestinian businesses in the West Bank, the problems they face and what Israel is doing

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Stiglitz on Inequality

Joseph Stiglitz on why the gap between rich and poor has grown so wide

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Ethiopia: Democracy v Growth?

Ethiopia has had a decade of double-digit growth but has freedom been a casualty of boom?

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Skyscrapers

130 years after the first skyscraper, why is the race to the top still as hot as ever?

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The Affordable Housing Crisis

London, New York and Mumbai - cities where the cost of a home is out of reach for many.

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FIFA Corruption Back in the Spotlight

What do today's arrests say about alleged corruption within football's governing body?

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27/05/2015

The daily drama of money and work from the Â鶹Éç.

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California Drought: Finding a Fix

How Californians are coping with the drought and Governor Jerry Brown's own take.

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Fifa: The Corporate Threat

Fifa, the fallout in Brazil, and why companies everywhere may be feeling scared

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Ukraine Economy: Corruption and Crash

Ukraine's 'two wars' versus rebels and corruption, Lebanon's graft, and online bragging

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Is Outdoor Advertising 'Visual Pollution'?

Billboards, posters and banner ads - does ubiquitous advertising lead to mental overload?

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Elements: Gallium and Indium

LED lighting and other electronics revolutionised by chemical elements gallium and indium

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Austerity in Portugal

After economic crisis and bailout, Portugal is growing again. So was austerity worth it?

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Greek Brinkmanship

When it comes to negotiations with creditors, Athens always takes it to the brink. Why?

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Cybersecurity: Are We Ever Safe From Hackers?

Cyber criminality is on the rise and many people and organisations are unprepared

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