If you’ve been watching global markets over the last decade, you’ll notice a pattern that rarely makes the headlines but quietly shapes the way wealth moves; and who gets to benefit from it. Across the world, the wealthy are pouring more of their money into unproductive assets: things that safeguard wealth, but don’t create value. […]
The biggest poverty-alleviating project in the world? That’s the aim of Hayah Karima, a mega project aiming to benefit more than 55 million of Egyptians in rural areas by providing essential basic services and lifting the quality of life in rural Egypt.
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling products and services as old as time, some even thought to have become obsolete. Yet with very inventive and innovative approaches, these businesses have found success and flourished. An appreciation of flowers as a crucial aspect of our
COVID-19 has indeed exposed the existing vulnerabilities of the world, but it also shed light on models and concepts that need to be mainstreamed. That was the theme of a series of webinars by the AUC School of Business’s John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business. In the series of s
It’s official; the world economy is marching towards a recession projected to be the biggest since the 1930s depression. Fitch Ratings, a major credit rating agency, has adjusted its expectations for forecasts for 2020 to predict that the world economy would decline by 1.9% throughout the year, while the International Monetary Fund has revealed a
On the sidelines of the AUC Business Forum, which was hosted by the AUC School of Business between February 9 and 11, Business Forwards speaks exclusively to Miguel A.Centeno, Vice Dean; Musgrave Professor of Sociology; Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton University, on why social inequality on the rise globally, globalization’s contribution to the trend
Out of 10 million Egyptians living with special needs, it’s been estimated that only 2% have access to specialized care and education. This is obviously problematic in many ways, but the preconceived notion of people with special needs as a burden doesn’t just affect their quality of life, but also has many implications for the
