The global food tech market will reach $390 bln by 2025, with biotechnologies and cultured meat to be the most …
Coronavirus won’t kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable
The COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Many argue it could unravel globalisation altogether. Globalisation relies on …
Economist warns Russians of new wave of bank failures
The unfolding economic crisis is bringing a new wave of problems to the Russian banking market. Smaller banks will be …
Why read stories about the future?
We often read science fiction to find out what writers think about the future. But do they really know something …
Pandemic will send many Russians to work from home forever
About 50% of Russians would like to return to their offices rather than continue working remotely after the self-isolation orders …
Self-employed could become Russia’s new oil
Building budget revenue amidst low oil prices is possible by legalizing people who make shadow income. There are 10 to …
COVID-19 triggers deep recession in Europe
Central and Eastern Europe’s tight integration with western European economies together with local measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will …
A post-coronavirus world
The coronavirus pandemic will be remembered as a world-reordering event. Like the Great Depression, the fall of the Berlin Wall, …
Our future lies with central banks’ digital money
In a rapidly digitalizing world, the value of tangible assets is declining while the service industry’s role is becoming increasingly …
Russia looks comparatively resilient for now
Russia will prove relatively resilient to the oil-price shock and economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, benefitting from buffers built …