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Opinion: The Bumpy Road to an Asian Century

By Shyam Saran
It has been apparent for some time that we are in the midst of a historic shift of the centre of gravity of the global economy from the trans-Atlantic to what is now becoming known as the Indo-Pacific.  

Opinion: Brazil at the Crossroads

By Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho
Even moderately well-informed analysts knew that the Brazilian economy was in dire straits as President Dilma Rousseff initiated her second term in office in January.

High-Tech to the Rescue of Southern Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

By Kwame Buist
Agriculture is the major employer and a backbone of the economies of Southern Africa.

Opinion: What if Youth Now Fight for Social Change, But From the Right?

By Roberto Savio
The “surprise” re-election of incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Mar. 17 elections has been met with a flood of media comment on the implications for the region and the rest of the world.

Good Harvest Fails to Dent Rising Hunger in Zimbabwe

By Busani Bafana
With agriculture as one of the drivers of economic growth, Zimbabwe needs to invest in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers who keep the country fed, experts say.


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