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Magician or Con Man: Trump Addresses U.S. Congress
If a headline for the State Of the Union (SOTU) address was expected to be:Â "A Truculent Trump Traduces Democrats", it now could be...
The Indian Budget 2018: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
It won’t be a hyperbole to call the preparation of the Indian Budget the world’s toughest tightrope balancing act. In a country of 1.3...
The Eurasian Economic Union: The Core of Continental Integration
The chairmanship in the (EAEU) in 2018 was passed to Russia from Kyrgyzstan. The presidency includes the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (president level) the...
Using Digital Tools to Transform Transportation
At Transforming Transportation, an international forum at the World Bank headquarters in January 2018, participants took a close look at the potentially enormous impact...
Rise in Global Wealth but Inequality Persists
Global wealth grew significantly over the past two decades but per capita wealth declined or stagnated in more than two dozen countries in various...
Historical aspects of the economic warfare in the interpretation of Christian Harbulot
Christian Harbulot, director of the Economic Warfare School in Paris, provides an historical reconstruction of the economic balance of power between states. In this...
Bangladesh Women Making Progress But Still Face Gender Gap
Bangladesh’s women have made progress in various aspects of health, education, and work, but still face sizable gender gaps, according to a new report...
Moderating Saudi Islam: Government proposes tightening fundraising rules
A Saudi draft law could constitute a first indication that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return the kingdom to a moderate form...
The weight of cities
How do we prepare for the doubling of the global urban population by 2050? By dramatically rethinking urbanism and its governance. That means designing...
Iraq’s Oil and Gas Sector: A Wise Action is Required
Iraq is the third-largest oil producer in OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) after Saudi Arabia and Iran, also holds the World’s fifth-largest...