The 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signatory nations have a collective population of about 800 million and already account for 40% of world trade. The TPP together with the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the proposed trade agreement between the EU and the US still under negotiation, will cover most of the world’s economy, about

The conversation about Africa has been shifting from one about shortfalls to one about opportunities. Africa is a known leader in commodity exporting, but the economic potential far succeeds that. Africa has an enormous coastline and is more proximate to both European and North American markets than Asia. Currently, Africa leads the world in mobile

Finland began the reform of its education system some 40 years ago. Today, Finland’s school system is top-ranked among developed nations, as measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international standardized test for 15-year-olds in language, math and science. The most interesting aspect of their education system is that Finland achieved its

With the astonishing UK Brexit vote, the mantra of “think global, act local” has been turned on its head. In many countries worldwide, the international view of “think global” seems to have fallen out of favor. The trend now seems to be toward a greater focus inward on more national concerns. Yet the impact and

They say that youth is wasted on the young. But that’s not true in Angola. Today, young people constitute the majority of the population, about 70%. They really are the future of the country. Angola’s current millennial generation faces a different situation from that of young people in 2002, when the civil war ended. The

As you read this in the spring of 2016, the International Monetary Fund and the government of Angola are engaged in talks for a three-year extended loan program. The IMF financing, known as the Extended Fund Facility program, could be as high as $1.5 billion annually with a cumulative total of about $4.5 billion. Many

The International Renewable Energy Agency notes in its Africa 2030 report that renewable energy on the continent has the potential to quadruple to 22 percent. Abundant solar energy potential – as much as 10 terawatts – and substantial wind resources in Africa’s eastern, northern and southern regions, have the potential for rapid development and scalability.

Angola needs an educated workforce to diversify from oil dependence and compete in the global knowledge-based economy. The intellectual capital of its people will form the basis of the country’s future prosperity. The Angolan education system is still recovering from the total disruption caused by the civil war. During the war years, schooling ceased completely

Africa remains a vast land of opportunity. The continent boasts a consumer base of more than 900 million people, many of whom are part of growing middle class hungry for goods and services. According to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the UN trade agency UNCTAD, as reported by Africa Open for Business, Africa

Angola has the resources to become one of the leading agricultural countries in Africa, reports the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service. And once upon a time, it was. Look up Angola and agriculture on Wikipedia and you’ll see that Angola’s history involved a flourishing tradition of family-based farming. The country was self-sufficient in