Economy
Let’s Bet: Will the Phase One deal prove effective?
With oil prices soaring high with a geopolitical risk
premium back in markets, the U.S.-China trade talks have taken a step back.
However, as soon as...
What happened to the World Trade Organization?
Although
the General Council of the World Trade Organization largely agreed to proposed
reforms; Ambassador David Walker of New Zealand, who was appointed as the
leading facilitator...
The Veil behind Oman’s Investment Fund
The
Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute estimates more than thirty four billion
American dollars endowed under the Omani Investment Fund (OIF); established in
2006, the gulf nation has...
Growing Fascination for Expos in the present-day Internet age
The website
of the World Expo 2020 scheduled to be held in Dubai for six months on the
broad theme of “Connecting minds,
creating the future” proudly...
Calling Critical Thinking: 2020 Agenda
Why Age of Transformation? Like the creation of Ministry of
Innovation or Ministry of Happiness,soon,
added as new classification to the national wealth measurement charts amongst
the...
Are migrants also successful in the labour market?
There are 164 million migrant workers in the world according to
ILO estimates. These workers contribute,
both directly and indirectly, to the societies and economies of...
Nationalism, a potential threat to modern Capitalism
With the
deteriorating contemporary world order the question of what will be the next
world order examined more. Since the WWII ended capitalist ideology dominate
the world...
Brain-Economy over Digital-Economy
A digital economy is like a
twinkling-stars-economy; blinking, clicking, and balancing books, replacing old
style pencil-pushing-cart-pulling deeply stuck in the mud economic models.
Digital miracle can only...
Is tacit knowledge transfer another hype in the development community?
Multilateral development banks put a lot of
currency on knowledge sharing to spur innovation and help countries leapfrog
development. At the same time, they find it...
A small deal but a big step in the right direction
Authors: Yang Yizhong & Paul Wang
After more than one year of tortuous negotiations and the quarrels between the United States and China, one trade...