With pressure to reskill the US workforce mounting, measures must be taken to counteract the problems incurred by the growing skills gap

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has revealed new plans to strengthen its status as one of the principal financial hubs in Asia

Economies of scale have come to define the modern business landscape. With progress in technology, start-ups are only going to become more ambitious

Measuring progress in women’s economic status by income alone underestimates the extent of the financial disparities that remain between the sexes

Millennials are going freelance in their droves. Companies will have to transform beyond recognition to lure modern workers away from the freedom of being their own boss

The foreign exchange industry has found itself under the microscope, with Mark Johnson becoming the first banker to be convicted on charges related to currency rigging

With the new MiFID II legislation set to disrupt the financial sector and force businesses to unbundle their services, a lot can be learnt from low-cost airlines

Saudi Arabia’s central bank has joined the Islamic financial regulator AAOIFI in a move that could increase cross-border financial trading in the region

US ride-hailing company Lyft is worth $11bn after a new round of funding, which was led by Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG

In his address to the Communist Party congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the country’s achievements but also warned of future economic hurdles

German carmaker Daimler will separate its Mercedes Benz cars business from its trucks and buses unit in preparation for the electric vehicles era

UN Environment has partnered with Dutch financial firm Rabobank to offer grants and loans to businesses that invest in sustainable farming

International central bank leaders warned that, despite optimism for the world’s economy, emergency monetary policies still can’t be relaxed

German chemical company Bayer will transfer its crop science business to rival BASF for $6.8bn, but only if European regulators approve its long-awaited Monsanto buy-out

In her first policy speech, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam set out a number of proposals on housing, inequality and technological innovation