Iraq corruption menaces both average citizens and outside investors
While Iraqi forces are still undertaking the slow, grueling effort to defeat
the last vestiges of the Islamic State (IS), and 1.8 million people
remain displaced,...
The new African currency
On June 11,
2019, during a meeting held in Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, the
fifteen members of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Massaging Scalps, Not Taking Them: The Battle between Old and New Leadership in a Globalized Economy
Much of the literature published today
focuses on how to help young aspirants to climb the business ladder and become
those future titans of industry we...
BRI leads to common prosperity and development
The
rejuvenation initiative of Silk Road Economic Belt was first unveiled at
Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan on September 07, 2013 by Chinese President Xi
Jinping. Later, the idea...
Banking on Impact: What You Need to Know about Results-Based Financing
From investing in health and education to providing
water and sanitation, developing countries need $3.9 trillion each year to power their efforts toward the Sustainable
Development...
The US and EU sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran
On May 8, 2018, President Donald J. Trump
announced that The United States would unilaterally withdraw from the July 2015
JCPOA Treaty.
The
P5 + 1 Treaty had...
Results of the Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2019
The
Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2019 and the associated Russia–Africa Economic
Conference have come to a close. The events ran from 18 to 22 June in Moscow
and...
Armenia’s historic vision for responsible mining
Armenia, named country of the year by the Economist
Magazine in 2018, has led a peaceful transition of power,
introducing significant reforms in an inclusive and...
The impact of US-China Trade war
It
is highly unlikely, that any tangible solution to the Trade war between Beijing
and Washington will emerge in the short run. In May 2019, Trump...
The Game of Tariffs
Adam
Smith is considered the father of economics. Back in 18th century, he presented
the concept of protectionism, which was given to promote the local industry.
Nevertheless,...