Educating young people on how to manage money may seem extreme, but according to experts, the sooner the better

Multiple agreements are signed between Moscow and Beijing, bringing the two states closer together

Following decades of domination by the US, recent shifts in the arms market herald a transformation in an industry underpinned by geopolitics

Italy needs to rectify its malfunctioning political system if its economy is to get back on track, and so Matteo Renzi’s reforms must not be blocked

Airports are becoming bigger and bigger, with cities desperate to have their own hubs for international travellers; but smaller, regional airports can still play a vital role

Unemployment in the US has fallen to a six-year low, with a growing number of jobs added to the payroll each month – but are the figures misleading?

After years of recession and austerity measures, Spain finally departs from its crippling financial crisis with better than expected GDP growth so far this year

Yanis Varoufakis has been sidelined as part of a negotiation team reshuffle, a move welcomed by markets and creditor countries

Concern that foreign investors are pricing local buyers out of the real estate markets in major cities is provoking debate. But that shouldn’t detract from the real problems

The economics of migration dominates much political debate in the West. How does migration impact the sender countries of the developing world?

Cash-strapped Venezuela has secured a much needed loan from China, helping to keep its economy afloat

Signifying a notable shift in Asia, for the first time since 2008, Japan has surpassed China as the biggest US creditor

Greece’s credit rating has been cut, owing to the view that its debt and other financial commitments are “unsustainable”

US and Cuban leaders in historic meeting that signifies improving relations between the two former enemies

The upcoming 2016 American presidential race will once again see Republican candidates propose a single-rate flat tax. But the benefits of such a policy on the American economy is far from certain