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Hernando de Soto on the Middle East's 'Informal' Revolution
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Mar 28, 2012
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is best known for the big, paradigm-shifting idea of his 2000 book: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Tr...
The Changing Role of Labor Unions in Egypt
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Nov 3, 2011
Before the uprisings in Egypt, unions had an uncomfortably close relationship with the government. Now, with newer, independent unions taking the...
Egyptian Entrepreneurs Face Red Tape
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Nov 3, 2011
For most Egyptian entrepreneurs, starting a business is like waiting in line at the DMV: Numerous forms, endless lines and a tangle of red tape m...
The Gold ATM Index
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Nov 3, 2011
This morning, David Brancaccio reported on consumer confidence in Egypt, as well as in the region at large.
He mentioned the Gold-To-Go ATM in A...
Unlocking Egypt's Economic Future
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Nov 3, 2011
Over the next month, while David Brancaccio is doing stories from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the Economy 4.0 blog will be looking at the...
Et tu, OECD?
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Nov 3, 2011
You would have thought the venerable promoters of the global economy at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development would have been...
Financial Forecasting: Beating the Storm
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Nov 3, 2011
The Office for Financial Research, or OFR, is a new government outfit that aims to forecast financial storms before they happen....
Video: George Soros on our Swollen Financial System
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Mar 28, 2012
Last in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: George Soros, chair of Soros Fund Management LLC...
Video: Carmen Reinhart on Debt Overhang and More
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Mar 28, 2012
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Carmen Reinhart, fellow at the Peterson Institute...
Video: "Make me virtuous, but not yet!" Niall Ferguson on regulation
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Mar 28, 2012
Next in our series of video interviews from the Institute for New Economic Thinking conference: Niall Ferguson, financial historian and author of ...







