Conflict minerals. A term which has gradually made its way into the media as well as the heads of many consumers, since the turn of the millenium - especially through reports about the conditions in the Congo and the involvement of international corporations in the ocurring clashes. The
The move away from the formal republic towards a presidential republic is the most central change in Ukraine, according to Alexej Jakubin. But two-thirds of Ukrainians are not satisfied with the current government's work. This is partly because the oligarchs continue…
For many - including myself - it came as a surprise after all. I went to sleep on Thursday night during the first by-election survey, according to which 52 per cent of Britons supposedly voted for remaining in the EU. The…
On June 26th 2016, elections will be held in Spain, since after the latest ballot in December, no coalition has shaped because the Podemos supporters rejected a coalition agreement. With a high voter turnout of 73 percent, thirteen parties made…
On May 25, Jordan celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence. Also, this year marks the hundredth anniversary of the Arab revolution - the revolt of the Arabs against the Ottoman Empire, also called the uprising in the desert. Jordan…
In the first part about the New Silk Road its dual concept was presented. This time it is all about theoretical and practical requirements for this project. The surprise coup In China's ambitious plans, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), founded in…
SPOILER WARNING! Money Monster, the latest Hollywood film about finance, provides us with an (exaggeratedly chauvinist) market guru (George Clooney) - probably inspired by the CNBC’s very vociferous market expert Jim Kramer - and his financial tip show Money Monster,…
Friday, May 20th 2016, 5pm, atViktor Adler market in the 10th district of Vienna. It's the final rally of presidential candidate Norbert Hofer. Interesting choice of location: relatively small for such an event, only two corners away from the localities of…
The Panama Papers: 11.5 million documents that shed light on a parallel society almost forgotten about, in times of the refugee crisis. Looking at 214000 shell companies and thousands of names, including many celebrities from sports, business and politics, one…
In the introduction Claus Reitan (freelance journalist) refers to the annual statistics of ‘Reporter ohne Grenzen’ (Reporters Without Borders), published on World Press Freedom Day: 57 journalists were killed worldwide, more than 500 arrested, 51 abducted. A key change in…
Much has been written about the largest bank failure in Austrian history. So much in fact, that it was and still is difficult for observers to find to find the red / black / blue thread within the jumble of…
