Category Archives: Great Instability

In his sixth month of office, President Joe Biden made his first trip overseas.

The food industry is poised for disruption. As with other disruptive trends, technology is a key driver of this potential change thanks to rapid developments in alternative proteins or plant-based foods.

The world’s economy is reviving and many countries – notably in developed markets – have put the Covid-19 pandemic on the backfoot thanks to co-ordinated vaccination campaigns and strict lockdown measures.

The great instability represents a time when we face many challenges for our societies and economies globally – climate change, inequality, geopolitical tension and demographics.

The volume of discussion about climate change has amplified over the past year, as the pandemic created greater awareness and acceptance that urgent action is needed.

If money makes the world go around, undoubtedly, it is market volatility that provides the necessary momentum. Global markets have always required volatility to create investment …

The start of 2021 in China appears to be the polar opposite of last year.

Building back better is a term frequently used to underpin efforts to boost the global economic recovery and return society back to normal once the pandemic finally shows signs of being under control.

In the last year, most of the white-collar, professional world has become used to remote working. Professionals are now familiar with video-conferencing solutions, and the technical hitches or comic on-camera incidents these often entail.

In the last twelve months, the pharmaceutical industry’s lightening response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the production of effective vaccines, has demonstrated the brilliance of science and helped the sector shake-off a poor profile.