In the US, prisons are big business. Accounting for 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated, private companies are profiting from the country’s tough stance on crime

The gap between genders still remains a contentious issue. Here, the countries with higher rankings have greater gender equality in economic, political, education and health-based criteria

Opposition to billboard and outdoor advertising is mounting, arguably at too great a cost

From scientists to management gurus, we count down five of the world’s most influential refugees

As Europe grapples with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, Elizabeth Matsangou argues that extending a hand of asylum is not just morally correct, but economically beneficial

Erdogan’s call for snap elections works as the AKP wins majority rule

The crisis in American college costs needs a solution, but Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s Student Investment Plan isn’t it

Eurobond cash will fund big capacity increases in the Ivory Coast energy sector, says minister Nialé Kaba

On the eve of a meeting of the G20, Raghuram Rajan calls for new safety fund to deal with increasingly troubled emerging markets as well as reforms to IMF and World Bank practices

Poor industrial figures and low confidence of large businesses in Japan suggest the East Asian economy may see another recession

With the world still anticipating a tightening of monetary policy in advanced economies, the IMF warns of the impact this will have on market liquidity and emerging market corporate debt

Despite yielding to European lenders, Greece’s Syriza party is voted back into power

As part of a wider set of agreements, China has agreed to issue short-term bonds outside of the country for the first time

Europe’s economic woes have hampered efforts to modernise its infrastructure. But China could in fact prove to be its saviour

After much speculation, the Fed announces that it will keep historically-low interest rates at current levels