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Busting the Blockchain Hype: How to Tell if Distributed Ledger Technology is Right for You

Blockchain has been hailed as the solution for everything, from resolving global financial inequality, providing IDs for refugees, to enabling people to sell their...

Facebook privacy debate shows most countries not ready for digital economy

Internet user growth is booming and with more people than ever purchasing goods and services online, protecting their privacy must be a top priority, the...

Dollar in doldrums

Iranians have been dealing with an ever-increasing devaluation of the rial since the beginning of the present Iranian calendar (March 21, 2017) but the...

How to be ‘money smart’ in a digital world

Modern digital technology has replaced landlines, television antennas, VCRs, CDs and many other things that were once part of our daily lives — and...

Pakistan struggles to get a grip on militancy and ultra-conservatism

Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism and its militant offshoots that were aided and...

The Looming Brexit Deadline: What to Expect in March 2019?

On June 23, 2016, an historic vote in the United Kingdom forever changed the course of history.  The UK voted to break away economically...

Future of the Banking Industry: Not without Blockchain

If you are reading this article it means you are directly involved in the world of internet, this wonderful innovation has made it possible...

Why financial services matter in the fight against climate change

As extreme weather events increase in intensity and frequency, building up the resilience of the poorest communities – often the most exposed to climate...

What an ‘Impossibility Clause’ can make possible

Since the implementation of the JCPOA in January of 2016, and throughout the current period of accelerating investment by foreign enterprises in Iran, many...

ADB-Supported Kyrgyz Republic’s Largest Hydropower Plant Achieves Key Milestone

JSC Electric Power Plants (EPP), the major state-owned power generation company in the Kyrgyz Republic, today announced the award of a turn-key contract for...

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Iran to Join BRICS Development Bank, Central Bank Chief Says

Iran is set to join the New Development Bank...

Why Are European Banks, Japan’s Bonds and Populism Shaping Markets?

This week's market headlines have been dominated by Gulf...

Oil and Gold Rise as Geopolitical Tensions Mount Ahead of US CPI

Oil and gold prices climbed on Wednesday as geopolitical...

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to One-Week Low Amid Middle East Tensions

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to...
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