Malaysia’s new dawn?
Jan 11,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / M. Niaz Asadullah and Andrew Kam Jia Yi KUALA LUMPUR — In 2007, on the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence, Nobel laureate economist Joseph […]
Are economists to blame for economic crises?
ANGUS DEATON December 26, 2022 As 2023 approaches, it is clear that an ever-growing number of people hold democratic capitalism in disrepute, and economists along with it. But how much […]
Tackling the pandemic of debt
JOSE ANTONIO OCAMPO December 23, 2022 Short Url The COVID-19 pandemic increased low and middle-income countries’ debt levels to a 50-year high. With soaring inflation, rising interest rates and the […]
Pakistan in dire straits: Dawn
Editorial Notes The paper says mass layoffs seems almost inevitable, which will fuel even more social upheaval and public dissatisfaction. DEC 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD – With the government left with […]
Halal sector has bright future ahead: US-based economist
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL NOV 26, 2022 Halal products line a display at the 8th World Halal Summit and the 9th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo Fair […]
The content mind is a perpetual feast: Islamic teachings during economic crises
11th November 2022 Jazib Mehmood, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya Ghana The Holy Prophetsa once stated: الْقَنَاعَةُ كَنْزٌ لَا يَفْنَى Meaning, “Contentment is a never-ending treasure.” (Az-Zuhd al-Kabir by Baihaqi, p. 88 [1996]; Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, hadith 5170, […]
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 […]
Planet Money Summer School 3. Booms, Busts & Us
Planet Money Summer School 3: Booms, Busts & Us July 27, 2022 LISTEN· 32:47 32-Minute ListenAdd toPLAYLIST Download Embed Transcript SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF […]
The tech helping to bring you your morning coffee
By Luana FerreiraBusiness reporter, Brazil Published 1 day ago bbc.com For an estimated one billion people around the world drinking coffee is a daily regime. Yet what many coffee lovers […]
How to beat developing-market debt crises
Jul 25,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Hippolyte Fofack CAIRO — Since the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s, sovereign-debt crises have become a regular occurrence for emerging and developing […]
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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