At first glance, the coal rich lands of Mongolia might not seem to be a natural home to a renewables revolution. Yet, despite the country's economic reliance on its vast coal fields, or perhaps because of it, the Government of Mongolia is aggressively pursuing clean energy sources.

Greece’s reputation has been battered in recent years. The trauma dealt by the global financial crisis shook policy makers in Athens, with stimulus packages met with both incredulity and opposition. Bailouts pitted Greek stakeholders against Northern European creditors- the former claiming colonialism and the latter, profligacy.

In 1973 the Thai government replaced its under-performing and badly organised social housing system with the new National Housing Authority (NHA).

Few places are as evocative as Morocco. The tanneries of Fez, kasbahs of the mid Atlas or whitewashed splendour of Essaouira.

The recent history of Tunisia is one of both triumph and tragedy. The overthrow of Ben Ali and the instigation of the Arab Spring from Mohammed Bouazizi’s immolation in Sidi Bouzid, made the country the focus for those seeking a new narrative for the Middle East and North Africa. This extraordinary event led to protests from Manama to Muscat, Algiers to Amman.