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Brexit: Any light at the end of the tunnel?
Adding a new twist to the
divisive issue of the timetable and terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the
European Union, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has...
Balochistan, CPEC Nexus
CPEC is an epoch-making project going to put
Pakistan-China friendship and their economic cooperation to new heights.
The long
robust bond of China and Pakistan reached its...
Sustainable development by 2030: Achievable in Cambodia and Asia and the Pacific
Cambodia’s recent development story has much
in common with the broader region. Phenomenal growth has changed its economy
and society beyond recognition. Yet as in the...
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains below three percent three years after crisis
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been downgraded
to 2.3 percent for 2018, down from 2.5 percent in 2017, according to the April
2019 issue of Africa’s...
Ratcheting up tension: US designation of Revolutionary Guards risks escalation
The stakes in the Middle East couldn’t be higher.
Suspicion that the United States’ intent is to change
the regime in Tehran rather than its officially...
Behind the Shinning Veil
2019 started off as a promising year for Pakistan who ecstatically
outdid her neighboring countries in a phenomenal way in terms of happiness and
patriotism. Interestingly,...
Up The Wall
If a
tragedy is watching disaster unfold and being powerless to stop it, then such
is Brexit -- a conundrum wrapped in an enigma as the...
Polish Economy to Slow Slightly, Fiscal Deficit to Grow
Poland’s economic growth rate is projected to slow to
4.0% in 2019, down from over 5.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank’s latest
Economic Update...
Financial Inclusion in Europe and Central Asia: The Way Forward?
Authors: Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Cyril Muller*
If you are unbanked there is a high likelihood you are
living on the edge of poverty, exclusion and...
Ambitions are affordable for Asia and the Pacific
Three years of implementation of the transformative
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific shows the
region has some catching up to do....