Worklife
Learn about how you can achieve a better work-life balance, and check out the latest news about the world of work, including advancements on ideas like the four-day work week and universal basic income.
Economic integration is finally becoming a reality in Africa
Between 2006-2007 and 2015-2016, the average annual African foreign direct investment—defined as money African companies invested in African countries—more than doubled from $3.7 billion to $10 billion. In the same period, average annual intra-African trade grew from $41 billion to $64 billion. Read More...
With this cryptocurrency, everyone gets paid
Could the blockchain be used to support local communities and build a new model for basic income? Circles thinks it has an answer, starting at a tiny cafe in Read More...
Clever solutions for how to make a universal basic income feasible
While some people are able to earn decent wages and benefits these days, many are coming short of what they need to earn in order to live well. Jobs that used to be offered on a permanent basis are starting to become temporary, and with automation looming in the near future, it seems we cannot rely Read More...
Popular trading platform Bunz launches its own cryptocurrency
Bunz Inc., a fast-growing Toronto-based online-bartering market, is getting into the hot cryptocurrency game. The company is touting BTZ, which is pronounced “bits” and is short for Bunz Trading Zone, as the first Canadian cryptocurrency to launch to an already-established community – its Read More...
Save money at the grocery store by avoiding these 16 items
Groceries cost more than $4,000 a year for many people, but there are plenty of ways to save money at the grocery store. To start with, there’s probably a whole list of items you buy on a regular basis that you don’t need to be putting on your grocery list. If you want to stop wasting money at Read More...
How a community fund could actually generate financial returns for its members
If investing in the community would also provide a financial return, more people would surely do it. That’s why a startup has created a new community-based fund that allows neighbors to invest a small amount in a fund, which can be used to invest into parts of the community such as housing. As Read More...
Mobile money is the key to growing Africa’s banking sector
Africa is a global leader in mobile money, with telecom operators embracing innovative practices that allow customers to not only pay bills but also access services including loans, insurance, and Read More...
Deutsche Bank executive: Bank accounts could disappear within 15 years
Marcus Schenck, one of the most senior executives at Deutsche Bank, believes that bank accounts as we know them now could disappear in as little as five Read More...
A stock exchange that rewards long-term thinking may soon be fully operational
Tired with the short-term thinking of Wall Street, a group of entrepreneurs are applying to operate a whole new US stock exchange called the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE). The ambitious project aims to overhaul how companies raise money and bring about better corporate governance by introducing Read More...
Bitcoin mining turns electricity into money
A close-up portrait of bitcoin miners in eastern Washington reveals the real hustle at the heart of Read More...