Category: Economy

This week, Australian research institute Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation (C4GEi) and Infinitas Asset Management released a report that particularly drew my interest. This is all about performance indicators and female participation. From the time I got involved with Save the Children in 1997, I always advocated against...

Barely weeks after the Transparency International published its annual report stating Bhutan is least corrupted in South Asia, a major corruption scandal has shaken Bhutan badly. The case was silently ignored by the government despite media reports. The case is not barely corruption scandal rather an exposure of the...

Bhutan is always at the front line when it is about happiness – for its famous philosophy of Gross National Happiness. This time around, Bhutan has come to the leading position in giving index as well. Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) claimed Bhutan is one of the front liner in...

Legal system of a country greatly influences the way business operates. Political and legal systems, to certain extent, determine the kind of economic system a country has and it governs the business activities. The government is the formal institutions and processes that are responsible for making and enforcing the...

Historically, politics and economy were one topic. Only recently they are being studied separately. Politics and economics have integral relations and it would not be plausible to assume the existence of one without another. Economic dimensions have impact on market and economic reforms, economic performance and system influence the...

Businesses cannot just concentrate on earning more and more through any means and tactics. They are responsible to the communities and the environment in which they operate. This is corporate social responsibility (CSR). Ethics of doing business responsibly is integrated into CSR in one way or the other. A...