Being ethical doesn’t always pay off. It is apparently possible to try too hard.

Question: What should Chiquita do now to improve its situation?

No! And to an A-Level (or Matura) economist it should be immediately clear why not. Why can’t you compare stock market value with GDP? Think this through before you read this.

A very accessible (easy to read) article about how a new UK firm is making solar power available to families in Kenya through a leasing scheme. The energy provides enough power for two lightbulbs and a mobile phone charger.

Questions: Explain how the scheme works, and outline the advantages and disadvantages to families of participating.

An excellent article which clearly explains the core of the euro problem.

When it was created in 1999, there was a fatal flaw. While governments shared a single currency, they continued to have their own separate bond markets.

Read the article and find out more.