While centre driven and managed high level economic changes, both structural and financial, are necessary, an assumption that the benefits of such changes will flow to the periphery through a trickledown theory
(Xinhua) — Amid the multiple global and domestic challenges that it faces, China is actively bolstering the recovery momentum of its economy, with efforts including an array of pragmatic policies and measures to
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A new technology that has arrived in rural villages in El Salvador makes it possible for small farming families to generate biogas with their feces and use it for cooking—something that at
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For a layman like me, Credit Rating Agencies are like policemen controlling the economic thoroughfares of the world’s nations and assessing the creditworthiness of individuals. Credit ratings are predominantly provided by three
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I don’t think our government really has much of a policy about air travel. I would compare the policies of United Arab Emirates, which has done a terrific job recognizing the value
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by Saurav Sarkar Four years after announcing that it had purchased the series, streaming platform Netflix debuted “Supa Team 4,” co-produced by animation studio Triggerfish. The show is the first original African animation
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reflects China’s commitment to fostering global cooperation and mutual development, a Bangladeshi expert has said. The BRI, proposed by China in 2013, has demonstrated significant development
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At Kampala’s Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops charcoal from a bag and packs it into tins ready for customers. Her bare hands, feet, and clothes are stained black from hours of dealing
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A recent study conducted by Oxfam and Action Aid claims that the total windfall profits of the world’s 722 top companies crossed $1 trillion for the second consecutive year in 2022. The study notes
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The world is currently undergoing changes unseen in a century. The economy is the foundation of these changes. In the 21st century to date, the most important factor in this dramatic change
More “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~ George Santayana RETROSPECT Each airline has a slogan. Some of these are quite uplifting: “ a great way to fly; a
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to re-structure both domestic and external debt to meet International Monetary Fund debt ceilings on debt sustainability made some progress by the end of the month. In the
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Construction of a multipurpose vessel for scientific deep-sea research and archaeological investigations has started in southern Chinese city Guangzhou. The versatile patented vessel features functions including unrestricted water navigation, manned deep diving,
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“There are disasters that are entirely manmade, but none that are entirely natural”. Rebecca Solnit On Sunday 18 June of this year Titan, which was about 6.5 metres long (the size of an average minivan),
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De-dollarization is apparently here, “like it or not,” as a May 2023 video by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a peace-oriented think tank based in Washington, D.C., states. Quincy is not alone
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The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) headquarters are in the heart of Washington, a stone’s throw from the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Treasury Department, Organisation of American States (OAS) and Federal Reserve (the
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