The Communist Party of China (CPC) is 95 years old, has been in power for over 65 years and has more than 80 million members. It is difficult to decide which is most impressive, writes Chief Economist Henrique Schneider of the Swiss Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises. But the party’s real... read more

New advances in oil and natural gas extraction technologies have irrevocably altered the global market for these commodities. This is the twilight of the era of oligopolies for hydrocarbons producers, writes Princess Hildegard of Liechtenstein. In the realm of hard commodities there are two... read more

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have already met twice this year to discuss the world economic situation, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein. After the February meeting in Shanghai, they released a cautiously optimistic communique congratulating themselves for “important... read more

Privacy is a valuable thing. An anonymous source has provided millions of documents revealing the private financial dealings of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca’s clients to an international consortium of investigative journalists, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein. Those clients no... read more