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In the Philippines, airport officials are suspected of planting bullets in passengers’ luggage

Philippine officials at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila have been accused of planting bullets in passengers’ bags as they go through security, in a plot to extract hefty fines from tourists and other travelers. A Japanese tourist and an overseas Filipino worker were the latest to complain last week, according to the BBC, and Philippine news site Rappler has kept…

Top executive talent is the single biggest challenge for investors in Africa

As Africa’s growth continues to attract investors, both foreign and domestic, a key challenge has emerged—a lack of top executive talent to take over the jobs that these investments create, according to a recent survey from Russell Reynolds Associates, a global headhunting outfit. “Scarcity of talent is very much on the mind of all corporations,” a…