You are here: Homepage Tag Wirtschaft Articles Black market | Syria Dubious business Prostitution, drugs and illegal money dealing: Syria's black market is flourishing in the wake of Assad's fall. A lack of regulations and clarity is deterring new investment in the formal economy By Ahmed Mohamed 08/24/2025 The Cidade de Deus favela: increasing numbers of people from Brazil's informal settlements are setting up their own businesses Photo: Getty Images; NaPorta; Camilla Florez Economy | Brazil How a trade fair is challenging cliches about favelas Impoverished and criminal, that's the stereotype of favelas. But in reality, they are enormous business hubs. The Expo Favela trade fair is working to promote start ups from Brazil's informal settlements By Angelica Mari 12/09/2024 Survey | Armenia 70% of Armenians want good relations with Turkey Despite its difficult past with Turkey, a majority of the Armenian population wants a normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations. How did this come about? By Ani Tovmasian 01/09/2023
Black market | Syria Dubious business Prostitution, drugs and illegal money dealing: Syria's black market is flourishing in the wake of Assad's fall. A lack of regulations and clarity is deterring new investment in the formal economy By Ahmed Mohamed 08/24/2025
The Cidade de Deus favela: increasing numbers of people from Brazil's informal settlements are setting up their own businesses Photo: Getty Images; NaPorta; Camilla Florez Economy | Brazil How a trade fair is challenging cliches about favelas Impoverished and criminal, that's the stereotype of favelas. But in reality, they are enormous business hubs. The Expo Favela trade fair is working to promote start ups from Brazil's informal settlements By Angelica Mari 12/09/2024
Survey | Armenia 70% of Armenians want good relations with Turkey Despite its difficult past with Turkey, a majority of the Armenian population wants a normalisation of Armenian-Turkish relations. How did this come about? By Ani Tovmasian 01/09/2023
