Surprisingly, the United States is no longer a "full democracy," according to the 2018 edition of The EIU’s Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independent states 2 two territories. Norway tops the list as the best functioning democracy in the world for 2018,...

The latest banking industry report by Deloitte provides fascinating insights into the capital markets in 2019. Transformation is rife, and banking institutions are adapting to the innovative new technologies that are being developed, and implemented across the financial world. The Deloitte Report offers an in-depth perspective into the stability of...

Managing Wide Area Networks (WAN) for companies is easier these days than they were in the past. For businesses that rely on the internet on a daily basis, WAN are a godsend from the technological god. Especially if your company has dozens of locations throughout the country – locations that...

Entrepreneurship is hardly a bed of roses and there’s always so much to learn. Sure, you’ll learn from trial and error sometimes, but when looking for practical entrepreneurship advice, it’s best to have experienced business people show you the best route How about learning from someone who began his entrepreneurship...

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service allows subscribers to make and receive free and inexpensive calls. One will have to register with a VoIP service provider as in the case of internet users who register with various internet providers. The service uses IP networks to channel and terminate calls. Therefore,...

The former First Lady Michelle Obama's "Becoming" was the bestselling book in 2018, selling 3.4 million copies, pipping "Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering" by Joanna Gaines, which sold 1.3 million, according to the ​CEOWORLD magazine. Pretty impressive considering "Becoming" was only published this past November (its pub...

A 44-year-old CEO of an organization with about 1,200 employees who had experienced great success during his first twenty years in business (having been promoted many times, he initially thrived as a CEO) found himself in a predicament five years into his new role. Despite having the same position in...

Cyberattacks. Data breaches. New privacy regulations. Natural disasters. People and companies around the world were faced with many challenges related to these disruptive events, among others, during 2018. A new year comes with a new set of challenges; it is important to take into account what we learned in 2018,...

As it turns out, Asia Pacific is home to 19 of the top 20 most dynamic cities in the world, according to the City Momentum Index 2019 by real estate services and investment firm JLL. And overall, Chinese and Indian cities dominate this year's rankings, accounting for three-quarters of the...