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, ...

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 ...

After a year defined by US dollar dominance and central bank divergence, the FX landscape in 2025 is shifting toward greater balance. The reversal of dollar strength, central bank normalisation, and ...

The global pension fund sector in 2024 operated at the intersection of long-term responsibility and short-term economic pressures. High inflation, volatile markets, and shifting demographic trends ...

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 ...

The Middle East is on tenterhooks. A year after the breakout of the Israeli-Hamas war, the hostilities in the region are spreading fast. There are fears of an all-out war after Israel expanded its ...