The island of Malta has become a beloved travel destination thanks to its rich history, stunning Mediterranean scenery, unique charm, and friendly, English-speaking people. But beyond its beautiful ...

I wrote my first Econoclast column for this magazine 15 years ago, in the spring of 2010. The economy at the time was recovering from the deepest recession since the 1930s. As I argued in the column, ...

With fiscal constraints a dominant feature of the economic landscape across major economies, politicians’ eyes are increasingly alighting on the trillions managed by financial institutions. They are ...

Imagine diving into the deep blue waters of the open ocean, approximately 500 miles southeast of Hawaii. At first, there would be some sunlight, but this would soon fade as you begin your descent. By ...

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 ...

After a career spanning more than eight decades, it turns out that Warren Buffett had one last trick up his sleeve. The veteran investor shocked his audience when he announced his retirement from ...

The global banking industry in the past year has operated within an environment of significant complexity. Economic headwinds, high interest rates, persistent inflation, and geopolitical tensions have ...

Sustainability in 2024 remained both a top priority and an immense global challenge. According to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Progress Report, only 15 percent of targets are currently ...

Corporate governance continued to evolve rapidly in 2024, responding to both growing stakeholder expectations and systemic challenges across global markets. According to PwC and the World Economic ...

or Apple and Google, September 10, 2024 was a judicial bloodbath. For the EU’s regulatory apparatus, a rare victory in its war against big tech. The European Court of Justice ruled that Apple should ...

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 ...

Europe is at an economic crossroads. Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has warned that the continent faces an “existential challenge” unless it can reverse decades of ...