The financial markets have regained grounds following losses in recent weeks. However the current global outlook remains largely uncertain. The decision of the Federal Reserve to announce its emergency rate cut on the 3rd March 2020, the first since the Financial Crisis, sent shock waves amongst...

As the United States looks set to order an imposition of tariffs on aluminum (10%) and steel (25%) imports during the first week of March 2018, the announcement does not only appear to be unsettling financial markets, but also triggering further questions relating to whether the announcement...

Even though it has recently been highlighted that the timeline for recovery from the ongoing pandemic is highly uncertain and “will depend heavily on the course of the pandemic”, consumer confidence and expectations, also impact the level of consumer spending and the role of providing...

This research aims, not only to explore the rationales behind the phenomenal successes achieved in the information technology and internet sectors – impacting e commerce and other sectors such as accounting, internet taxation, contributing to competitive advantages particularly in China and...

The Trans Pacific Partnership, however, is not the only trade agreement facing dangers of being finalized or even implemented. Other protectionist waves – namely those arising in relation to Europe, have witnessed growing difficulties, protests and challenges to efforts aimed at mitigating...

“The ability of multi-national enterprises to promote sustainable development is greatly enhanced when trade and investment are conducted within the context of open, competitive and appropriately regulated markets."In consolidating on the objectives of its predecessor, this paper aims to...

Whilst remarkable developments are changing the landscape of industries such as natural gas in North America, and the United States continues to retain its position as a leading Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) resource, “China has strengthened its position as one of the leading sources of FDI,...

Even though it is evident that international and global cooperation will be required to overcome this ongoing pandemic, to what extent will such cooperation feature and be relied upon in future negotiations? Trust and confidence in certain relationships and partnerships may, it could be argued,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how intricately linked the global community has become with the advent of globalization, rapid growth of Information Technology and the Internet Revolution. Since many global economies have become interdependent on each other – as further reflected by...

How do we address challenges presented by unequal distribution of the benefits of globalization? Such that the imposition of unduly high tariffs – as well as anti-dumping measures, do not offset positive gains to be derived from trade liberalization and globalization.This article also aims to...