Economy

Trump’s Tariffs Threat to the Global South

After agreeing to suspend the “reciprocal” duties for 90 days — till early July — Trump threatened to set country-specific tariff rates. By making...

AI and Impact on Employment in Southeast Asia

A World Economic Forum (WEF) projection in its Future of Jobs report in January 2025 stated that eleven million jobs will be created due...

Sinopec and Sri Lanka: Strategic Investment or a New Face of Dependency?

Authors: Akshita Malik and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar* Sri Lanka’s economic downfall in 2022, marked by its first-ever sovereign debt default, cast a harsh spotlight...

AI and the Rise of Grey-Collar Work: Rebalancing the Future of Labour

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is concurrently a technological evolution and a seismic force reshaping the structure of economies, the composition of the...

Rekindling the G7: Powering With, Not Over, a Changing World

The Group of Seven (G7), once the undisputed steward of the global economic order, finds itself navigating an unfamiliar terrain. Designed during an era...

When Local Innovation Leads: M-Pesa as a Case Against One-Size-Fits-All Solutions

Abstract: Amidst the challenges of digital transformation in developing countries, M-Pesa emerges as a local innovation that successfully empowers communities through mobile phone-based financial...

G7’s Last Stand: Job-Creators Over Job-Seekers Decide Future of Economies

As Canada hosts the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15 to 17, 2025, an orchestra of economic collapse plays across free economies...

How Public Finance Will Adapt to the Rise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

In the past two decades, we have witnessed the digitization of commerce, communication, and even culture. Now, we are standing at the frontier of...

From Libertarian Enclaves to Global Trade Hubs: Reframing Prospera as a Global Trade Catalyst

Honduras Próspera Inc. originated as an innovative developer of Zones for Employment and Economic Development (ZEDEs). For sustainable growth, it must forge radical coalitions...

Indian Factor in BRICS De-Dollarization Dream

The geopolitical shifts and drive for the reformation of global monetary and financial systems are igniting the debate about de-dollarization, which calls for an...

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