THERE are 44,000 registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Sultanate, which employ 40 per cent of the total workforce, contributing...
Over the past few weeks, this fight has become even more challenging with the appearance of the virus in countries such as the Syrian Arab Republic, Libya...
The muted conversations surrounding the controversial subject of cryptocurrencies amplified to a crescendo in June 2019, after an alliance led by Facebook...
As telecom providers in most countries of the GCC region trial 5G networks, we find ourselves in a new era of economic development. One that is experiencing...
In recent years, we have witnessed commendable efforts across the GCC region towards economic diversification, with each country taking steps to lessen the...
The United Nations recently announced that it would help fund Bangladesh’s initiative to move at least some of its Rohingya refugees, who fled Myanmar,...
Once again, the attention of the global business community has turned towards the GCC region following the announcement of Uber’s acquisition of Careem,...
In Hanoi, Vietnam, this week for his second summit with US President Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s 35-year-old leader, will not only be looking...
On December 19, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, with 152 votes in...
One month after Juan Guaidó, the speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly, said he was assuming the powers of the Venezuelan presidency, currently held...
Toward the end of 2018, the United States merged existing development agencies into the new US International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC). With a...
Respectable investors aren’t supposed to say, “This time is different.” But, given the market gyrations in recent months, they would do well to keep...
Upon taking office in January 2017, US President Donald Trump intensified America’s efforts to isolate North Korea. And at first, his administration’s...
Surveys from round the world show that people want secure jobs. At the same time, they have always dreamed of a life free from toil. The “rise of the...
