Economy
Lebanon’s financial meltdown
The Lebanese pound has depreciated about 90% in the past 18 months, driving annual food inflation to 400%, erasing salaries and savings, and pushing more than half the...
Bangladesh’s Financial Assistance to Sri Lanka: The Rise of New Royal Bengal Tiger of Asia
Bangladesh has agreed to lend debt-ridden Sri Lanka loans of at least $200 million from the foreign exchange reserves under a currency swap deal....
Qatari Foreign Direct Investment’s Decision: An Experience of Bangladesh
The lackluster bureaucratic approach couple with outdated economic policies of Pakistan has resulted in the loss of $5 billion committed investment from Qatar’s Sovereign...
How China still controls the global supply chains
China's exports surged 32.3 per cent over a year in April as global consumer demand strengthened. Exports reached USD 263.9 billion, riding on a...
Bangladesh: No longer in India’s shadow
Bangladesh has witnessed a 9% rise in per capita income for the year 2020-2021 (its per capita income was estimated at 2227 USD, and...
The Macro Dimension of the ESG Paradigm
The application of ESG (environment, social, governance) principles has mostly been explored at the level of corporates, with less attention being accorded to issues...
Russian and Global Youth Leaders to Gather at SPIEF’21
As the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF'21) opens from June 2-5 in St. Petersburg, Russia's northern capital, the organizers are directing, among others,...
The Bitcoin Mining Council: Centralization in the Crypto-world?
The tremors in the Bitcoin market are all the ears since the market crash. The famed cryptocurrency staggered from the April highs to almost...
The state and prospects of economic cooperation with Central and South Asian countries
The foreign policy of Uzbekistan, which is aimed at rapprochement and strengthening good-neighborly, friendly and mutually beneficial relations with neighboring states, has created a...
The Crash of Bitcoin: A Warning to the Optimists
The Crypto frenzy entered a new chapter in as many of the world’s popular cryptocurrencies tumbled in the 3rd week of May. While a...