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The Right Side of History: Germany Occupies the Moral High Ground

The latest annual Gallup poll on the standing of nations seems to indicate that President Donald Trump has failed to…

4 years ago

EU Cements Union and Recovery Package

Union leaders have agreed on a landmark €750 billion post-corona EU recovery package that authorises the European Commission to issue…

4 years ago

Global Markets Stall as Future Remains Uncertain

In this era of big and bigger numbers, the size of the US budget deficit – $864 billion in June…

4 years ago

EU Prime Ministers Beat a Path to The Hague

This month, The Hague has become the destiny of choice for EU prime ministers and presidents embarking on a pilgrimage…

4 years ago

Islamic Development Bank Deploys Sukuk to Counter Corona Impact

Respond, Restore, and Restart. That is how the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) aims to tackle the economic fallout of…

4 years ago

Saying No to China

What had originally been announced as a series of conferences followed by a high profile summit in Leipzig to seal…

4 years ago

South Africa and the Struggle for Reform

Widely considered a bellwether for emerging market sentiment, South Africa’s rand has been on a dizzying rollercoaster ride, seesawing on…

4 years ago

Japan Opens the Money Spigot

Once upon a time, Japan was said to pose a menace to the economic hegemony of the industrialised countries of…

4 years ago

Europe: Fig Leaves to Save Spain and Italy

Looking to score without breaking a sweat, European politicians of almost every ideological persuasion often turn on ‘Brussels’, assigning blame…

4 years ago

Austerity Arrives in the Kingdom

For the first time in living memory, the Saudi government has embarked on a major austerity drive. In early June,…

4 years ago