Francisco de Zárate

A growing number of economists are calling on governments to step up to ensure that the private sector’s pursuit of profit is aligned with the interests of society as a whole

The countries have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of tariff increases between the United States and China. Their exports have increased, despite a hostile climate

60% of the Caribbean country’s population now lives in poverty, and experts are calling for strengthening the local currency and raising tariffs to favor local agriculture. Meanwhile, the island nation is mired in yet another grave institutional crisis

An expert on poverty issues, the Indian-born U.S. economist discusses the results of an experiment in Kenya that allocated money to people and measured their degree of entrepreneurship

Sari Multala — the minister of Science and Culture for the Nordic country — wants to boost public and private investment in R&D to 4% of GDP. She says that this will allow small and medium-sized enterprises to ‘have the success’ that the mobile manufacturer Nokia once enjoyed

Washington’s decision to lift sanctions on Caribbean country’s oil sector has improved growth forecasts

The continent, which is holding its climate summit on Monday, has more countries with a majority of ‘green’ electricity than any other region, but a significant proportion of its inhabitants lacked electricity in 2021

The Balkan state is enjoying a boom in tourism and exports, but faces challenges such as poverty, organized crime and the sharp appreciation of the lek

The island country has just closed a new deal with the European Union, while managing to maintain a diplomatic balance with China, its largest foreign market

Incoming president Santiago Peña, of the Colorado Party, is promising to create half-a-million jobs in a country that has very low tax rates and a high concentration of power in the hands of large landowners