World faces worst food crisis in modern history
BY KEREM ALKIN NOV 12, 2022 – DAILY SABAH The recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meetings regarding the ongoing global energy and food supply crisis have presented […]
The entrepreneurial state must lead on climate change
Nov 07,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Mariana Mazzucato CAIRO — In recent weeks, several members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance on Net Zero (GFANZ), a group of 450 financial institutions, have quit over concerns about the cost of delivering on their climate commitments. In dropping out, they have given the […]
Is Bitcoin Halal or Haram? Here’s What Islamic Scholars Are Saying
Alex Lielacher @alex-lielacher Bitcoin and other crypto assets have Islamic scholars racking their brains as they attempt to discern how this new technology fits into Islamic finance, a concept that […]
I predicted the 2008 crash – these are the global ‘megathreats’ I can see now
Nouriel Roubini Life as we know it is under threat, as short-term-thinking politicians ignore the signs that point to a dystopian future Sat 5 Nov 2022 10.00 GMT In the […]
Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
Benjamin Friedman William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy Click here to purchase Religion and The Rise of Capitalism. From one of the nation’s preeminent experts on economic policy, a major reassessment […]
Religion and the Creation of Economics
Benjamin Friedman, Harvard UniversityPublished on 25th September 2022 PODCAST Religion and the Creation of Economics Benjamin Friedman| Harvard University source https://econofact.org/podcast/religion-and-the-creation-of-economics Episode Highlights Transcript Episode Details Most people don’t think of economics as having a religious basis, and may question whether religion affects people’s views of economic issues. But in his […]
The key to unlocking Africa’s economic potential
Sep 27,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Landry Signé WASHINGTON, DC — Africa is on the cusp of an economic transformation. By 2050, consumer and business spending on the continent is […]
The key to Africa’s economic revolution
Jul 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Bogolo J. Kenewendo GABORONE — In the ninth century, an Ethiopian herder named Kaldi noticed something odd. Whenever his goats ate the berries of […]
The rise and fall of cryptocurrency
Hany Ghoraba Tuesday 19 Jul 2022 Despite the hype surrounding cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, recent price adjustments suggest there is a better future for more conventional assets, writes Hany Ghoraba […]
The global hunger crisis is here
May 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Seta Tutundjian DUBAI — Global food prices are soaring. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Food Price Index, which covers a basket of […]
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The ghost of Christmas inflation
Dec 26,2021 – Last updated at Dec 26,2021 John H. Cochrane STANFORD — Inflation continues to surge. From its inflection point in February 2021 to last month, the US consumer price index has grown 6 per cent — an 8 per cent annualised rate. The underlying cause is no mystery. […]
Pakistani microfinance pioneer wins Asia’s ‘Nobel Prize’
Source: Dawn A microfinance pioneer from Pakistan — who developed an interest-free microfinance programme — was among Tuesday’s winners of Asia’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, 64, […]
Why Are Home Prices Soaring?
Source: WSJ One reason is a tariff on Canadian lumber that Biden can kill. Housing prices are climbing across the country, and the cause is more than soaring demand. One overlooked culprit is a lumber shortage made worse by a U.S. tariff on imports from Canada. The U.S and Canada […]
Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented-reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years
Source: CNBC By Jordan Novet, who is a CNBC technology reporter specializing in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Microsoft and other enterprise software companies and products. KEY POINTS Microsoft will […]
White House aides prep $3 trillion jobs package for Biden
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Phil Mattingly, CNN Updated 3:23 PM ET, Mon March 22, 2021 (CNN) White House advisers […]
With Covid relief passed, Biden prepares to stake his presidency and Democratic majorities on infrastructure
Source: CNBC PUBLISHED WED, MAR 10 20212:52 PM EST, By Thomas Franck @TOMWFRANCK KEY POINTS With President Joe Biden’s Covid stimulus package set to become law, the White House now […]
10% GDP growth? The U.S. economy is on fire, and is about to get stoked even more
Source: CNBC Economic growth in the first quarter could hit 10%, according to a Federal Reserve tracker. That comes with Congress poised to spend another $1.9 trillion to address various areas. Manufacturing is at its highest level since 2018, with prices rising and inventories choked. Employment remains the main weak […]
The pandemic’s long economic shadow
Jan 03,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Stephen S. Roach NEW HAVEN — The outlook for economic and financial markets hinges on the interplay between two cycles, the COVID-19 cycle and the business cycle. Notwithstanding the true miracles of modern science that we are now witnessing, the post-pandemic economy is in […]
What economic experts are certain of about 2021: More global uncertainty
2020 was the year of the biggest economic downturn in nearly a century, a brief but dramatic collapse in world commerce, and the most tumultuous year for crude oil in […]