Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The past few years have witnessed a steady growth of smart cities in the region, with UAE initiatives like Dubai Plan 2021 and Dubai Smart City program by 2017 topping the list. As they create new opportunities for businesses, the need for potential security against data breaches underlines the importance of technological advancements too. According …

Japan and its two decades of economic stagnation seem as if they’re about to have company. The International Monetary Fund and OECD both seem prepared to lower their global growth forecasts for the coming year because of what they see as a continuing slowdown in the global economy. Foreign Affairs even devoted its most recent issue to surviving a slow-growth …

The simplest reading of the protests that swept Brazil on Sunday is that Latin America’s largest nation is clamoring for regime change. The 3 million or more people who filled the streets and parks of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other Brazilian cities turned out to say they’re fed up with the relentless corruption scandal that has …