This paper focuses on global financial centres, which played a key role in the financial crisis of 2008. The trade in derivatives, despite being limited in large part to Europe and the USA, significantly influenced the global economy and the competitiveness of financial centres. This study...

WHO statistics show that nearly 300 million people suffer from malaria on a yearly basis and over a million of them die from it. Statistically, every 40 seconds one child of all children in the world dies from malaria. In Africa, almost 90 percent of all recorded deaths are caused by malaria....

This paper seeks to answer the question of how the global industry of palm oil is affecting the economies and natural environments of its two main producers – Indonesia and Malaysia. The first section examines the contemporary uses of palm oil in a variety of products and industries. It also...

The economic success of the East Asian countries has inspired many scholars and policy makers to study the background of their rapid growth. Since there are many versions of capitalism, there is a debate over which model is the best answer for people needs. This debate is still open. In the...

This paper seeks to study the trends in income inequalities in the BRIIC countries. The first section of this paper investigates the evolution of the understanding of income inequalities, moving on to their classification, measurement and proposed impact on growth. The following section examines...