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India’s economy - A chance to fly
India has a rare opportunity to become the world’s most dynamic big economy. EMERGING markets used to be a beacon of hope in the world...
The Global Order Can Only Be Saved If New Powers Are Let In
As 2015 begins, the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are under threat....
Private equity in Africa; Unblocking the pipes
Africa needs a lot of capital. Private equity offers lessons on how to get it there. HOUSED until recently behind a German beer garden in...
How Selma Changed My Life
Among the things for which I'm most grateful to my parents is my fascination with current events, and my vivid connection with the...
A Blueprint for Middle-Class Economics
America's resurgence is real. With a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production, we have risen...
Nigeria's Time of Uncertainty
With the presidential election looming on February 14, Nigeria is at a crossroads. The outcome of the election will have serious...
Ice Ice Baby: Message from the Morning Man
So, it's the first week of February. What kind of a week are you looking forward to? A busy one? A quiet one? Does a new month come with...
How my father’s jailer can offer Nigeria a fresh start
Possibly the worst year of my life was 1984. I was 10 years old and blissfully unaware of the changing face of Nigeria’s political...
Someone stole naked pictures of me. This is what I did about it
On a regular October morning in 2011 I couldn’t access my email or Facebook. I didn’t think anything of it – I forget passwords all the...
Chicken parties and other ways the poorest people raise money
From Ghanaians who pay others to take their cash away to Peruvians who invite friends round for chicken, a World Bank survey reveals...
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