Economy & Markets
The Historic Day of Euro’s Downfall
The date August 22 should be remembered as the day of the euro’s "official" downfall. After a long period of being one of the...
Risk of Global Recession in 2023 Rises Amid Simultaneous Rate Hikes
As central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be edging toward a global recession in...
Without Reform on Social Protection, Kosovo’s Poorest and Most Vulnerable Will Be Left Behind
There is growing alarm in Kosovo over rising prices for food, electricity, fuel, and firewood. This is not unwarranted. As elsewhere around the world,...
Comparison of the US and Chinese economy
No doubt that the US is the largest economy, but, it is facing severe challenges and may not sustain this status forever. It is...
Cross-Regional Cooperation via Entrepreneurship; a possibility?
In the contemporary times, a diverse section of people quitting their jobs to find their true potential via entrepreneurship. It is a new form...
Economic sanctions are a global curse
Political leaders in the United States have touted economic sanctions as being less costly and more humanitarian than wars to affect the objectionable policies...
Europe Restricts Russian Travellers While Russia Opposes Tit-for-Tat Visa Requirements
The 7th Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok, among others, seeks to address obstacles affecting tourism industry. Within the context of building internal tourism...
Towards a Free Trade Area for the Global South
The expanded format of the BRICS+ dialogue conducted by China in June 2022 as well as the rising number of large developing economies expressing...
Fuel and Energy – deep freeze of the ideals of “free market”
The epidemic of oil and gas psychosis in the so-called unfriendly countries keeps heating up as the G7 countries (UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, France,...
The right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific
Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but...