Cuba is a country with personality to spare. With its legacy in music, dance, rum and revolutionaries, it has a culture and people unlike much else. With all of its unique character, however, it has an array of unique problems....
Lima is the largest city in Peru and the fifth largest in all of the Americas, with some 7.6 million people (closer to 9 million when you factor in the surrounding metro area). Because it sits along the southern Pacific Ocean, ...
My country Kenya – as is the case with many countries in Africa – is effecting numerous political, economic and social changes to conform to current international best practices. These projects are focused on renova...
Hooray! The IPF is 4 months old today! To celebrate we have the first ‘IPF Quarterly’ available to download now! The first issue is free (the next issue will be a pay what you can) and features a cross section of so...
Since the fall of Mubarak, Egypt’s political instability and internal strife have severely weakened its once hegemonic status among the East African states. This has seen its neighbours, most notably Ethiopia, begin to outrig...
Asia Japan inject ¥10.3 trillion to stimulate economy Japan’s government has released details of a 10.3 trillion Yen fiscal stimulus package. The package seeks to instigate an investment led recovery, directly through infras...