The West and specifically the United States of America is troubled by the threat of a technologically dominant China – and keen to ensure it never materializes. And yet, given […]

By: Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Fheili, Risk Strategist & Capacity Building Practitioner Lebanon walked out of Paris II in November of 2002 with US$4.5 billion in soft loans from countries friends […]

The year 2020 has been dictated by the ever-growing spread of the pandemic. The exponential proliferation of Covid-19 has caused entire economies to cease operations as the number of cases […]

During the first week of March 2021, the first official and legitimate transfer of money from Sudan to the United States of America took place ending 24 years of economic […]

Imagine if your boss told you “you did a great job and you will be paid in bitcoin”. How would you react? Are you being deceived or is it an […]

Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning have raised fears of large-scale job losses. And while labor-market adaptation is likely to stave off permanent high unemployment, it cannot be counted […]

INTRODUCTION Digital transformation and the digital economy are the pillars for sustainable growth. However, one of the main striking challenge is the difference in the perception of nations of what […]

The Butterfly wealth effect can be best explained by the small money decision that are made today and could have a dramatic effect on a person’s life for years down […]

The short-term economic outlook remains worrying worldwide, particularly for borrowers at the lower end of the credit scale or in the industries hit hardest by COVID-19 restrictions. But a large-scale […]

For years, decision makers at central banks, like America’s Federal Reserve thought they understood why inflation fluctuated and how to keep it steady. Central banks anticipated that as long as […]

Many of the world’s most exciting technological breakthroughs originated from Silicon Valley. Now, the Chinese government is pouring resources to build its own hub for Innovation and rival American Industries […]

Authors: -Mohamad Hussein Mansour, PhD: Lecturer at the American University of Beirut, Lecturer at the Lebanese American University -Rasha W. Fattouh: Instructor of Economics, Beirut Arab University, MA in International […]

So far the US dollar has been remarkably firm during the pandemic, mainly because major central banks’ policy interest rates are effectively frozen at or near zero. But although the […]

Full transcript of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud closing remarks: “Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Your Highnesses, Dear participants, May peace be with […]