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Turkey and Trump’s sanctions-based “political economy”
By the end of last year, the Turkish economy had
slipped into a technical recession, boosting in 12 months by only 2.6%, despite
the fact that...
Portugal’s pension system needs to prepare for rapid population ageing
Portugal needs to reform its pensions system to address the challenges
of a fast-shrinking workforce and high levels of old-age inequality, according
to a new OECD...
The Track to Prosperity
The world
is rebalancing and one of the key gears of this shift is that the tide has
turned towards eastern hemisphere. The world is being...
Ukrainian Presidential Elections 2019
The
Ukrainian people had made historic choices for independence, democracy and the
free market more than a quarter century ago, but they have only partially
achieved their...
More efforts needed to accelerate improvements in fuel economy
Improvements in the fuel economy of cars have slowed according to a new
report by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) in cooperation with the
IEA....
Japan’s involvement in Myanmar
After the civilian-democratic transition in Myanmar, the western sanctions on trade and investment in the country were lifted. This led to a huge inflow...
People Can Prosper and Thrive If Pakistan Reforms Faster
Pakistan
urgently needs to invest more and better in its people if they are to be
richer, better educated, and healthier when the country turns 100...
Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy and the relationship between China and the Catholic Church
No official
meetings between President Xi Jinping and Pope Francis are officially scheduled
on the agenda for the Chinese President's next visit to Italy.
Neither party wants...
Trade in fake goods is now 3.3% of world trade and rising
Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen
steadily in the last few years – even as overall trade volumes stagnated – and
now stands at...
Countering Terrorism and the dawn of CPEC
China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC) is much more than just a development deal between two
states; it is to a large extent a mega-project which encompasses many...