Despite the constant decrease in calorie intake, the number of obese people in the UK is increasing, reaching record levels. This is a pure phenomenon, and The United Kingdom’s Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) tried to explain it. The organization’s report showed that researchers, that watch calories intake, do not consider almost half of them, thus making it difficult to fight obesity at the...

Tickets for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are being sold not as fast as at the last Olympics. In addition, demand for air tickets and hotel rooms is too low due to a recession in Brazil, Zika virus epidemic and concerns about safety. By August 1, the organizers have sold only about 79% out of 6.1 million tickets for the Olympics. This is much less than final figures for the last two summer...

Some time ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a policy of "womenomics", which suggests a greater participation of women in the economy. So far, however, the changes have not brought any significant results. According to statistics, 60% of Japanese women quit their jobs after birth of their first child. In many cases, there’s a good reason for this. Acute lack of jobs has long meant...

The political crisis in Brazil found a new lease of life a few days before opening of the Olympic Games. Now, final resignation of Dilma Rousseff as president is almost inevitable. Today, a special Senate committee is expected to support a report evincing involvement of Ms. Rousseff in corruption schemes and violations of the constitution. Her fate will be decided by the opening of the Paralympic...

The military coup failed in Turkey inflected considerable economic damage on the country. This was stated on Tuesday, August 2 in Daily Hurriyet News by Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkci. According to him, if we calculate "all these airplanes, helicopters, weapons, ammunition and buildings, according to preliminary estimates, the loss will amount to at least 300 billion Turkish liras...

S&P experts have analyzed movement of US indices during pre-election period for the last 72 year, and traced relationship between the exchange "rally" and election of a new president. Analysts of S&P Global Market Intelligence conducted a historical study, and calculated that victory of a candidate for US presidency is almost always anticipated by investor sentiment in the course of a few...

"The President of the Republic decided that the National Guard will be based on the existing military reserves", - says a communique released by President François Hollande’s administration. Parliamentary hearings, which will determine composition and format of the new forces, will be held in September. President's initiative was a response to a series of terrorist attacks that lately occurred in...

World of fashion and retail industries with a turnover of more than $ 1 trillion is the most convenient sphere of the world’s economy for the accumulation of well-being. It holds more than 15% of billionaires’ total revenue, followed by areas such as oil, natural resources, finance and high technology. High technologies are on the second place in popularity among the wealthy people. It takes $...

Pension funds of agricultural workers and Rabobank will invest EUR 60 million in an investment fund established by the Government of Amsterdam and the social housing corporation, writes Financial Times (FT). The pension funds will have 35% share in 1012 Inc investment fund, named after an index of the central area of Amsterdam. The enterprise’s goal is to reconstruct the famous Red Light District...