Business tycoons and criminal organisations are wielding ever greater political influence in Latin America. Even in megaprojects, political, economic and criminal interests seem inextricably linked. One example is Mexico’s new Maya Train.

Wealth is rapidly becoming more concentrated around the world, the richest 10 % of the population holding roughly three quarters of all wealth. How the phenomenon of the super-rich is undermining democracy.

Widespread corruption and the enormous gap between the lifestyles of the elites and the rest of the population in Nepal helped spark the nationwide Generation Z protests. After the brutal violence, the country must find itself again.