The global economy in transition
Jun 09,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Spence NEW YORK — Recent conversations about the global economy and markets have been defined by a set of recurring questions. While there […]
Ukraine war: WTO boss warns of global food crisis
By Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPublished11 hours agoShare Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war A food crisis kicked off by the Ukraine war could last for years without intervention, the head of […]
Putin Claims Russia Will ‘Guarantee’ Peaceful Export Of Ukrainian Grain
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied accusations that his armed forces are blocking Ukrainian grain exports from the Black Sea and said his government would “guarantee” the peaceful passage to […]
Russia-Turkey talks crucial to return of grain supplies
DR. THEODORE KARASIK June 04, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/m8qz3 As diplomatic moves continue to shape the future of grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea and Russia’s Sea of Azov ports […]
Another global recession?
May 25,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Jim O’Neill LONDON — At the start of the year, I expressed concerns about the outlook for financial markets, owing to all the considerable uncertainties that I could identify, and to the many other potential risks that were not yet clear. This was after […]
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 […]
The Great Starvation is coming, and the world must prepare for it
/ / April 21, 2022 at 8:09 pm | Published in: Article, Coronavirus, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine Farmers inspect the wheat plants during their production process in Nile Delta province of al-Minufiyah, Egypt on 25 […]
Will the Ukraine war upend the sustainability agenda?
Apr 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Project Syndicate By Gilles Moëc and Bertrand Badré PARIS — The casualties in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine extend well beyond the […]
A perfect storm for developing countries
NGAIRE WOODS April 22, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/9zaa6 Through no fault of their own, developing countries face a perfect storm of famine, political upheaval and debt crises. Russia’s invasion of […]
‘Prices pandemic’ takes shine off Jordan’s first Ramadan free of COVID-19 restrictions in two years
Women work at a dates packaging workshop in Balqaa, Jordan. Price rise of basic commodities has made it difficult for most Jordanians to observe Ramadan this year. (Reuters) Short Url […]
Wheat Closes at the Highest Since Late March on Supply Worries
This content was published on April 11, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Wheat futures rose for the second consecutive day with worries about short-term supply and adverse weather for crops. Adverse weather […]
Ukraine war serves as wake-up call on food-import dependent Middle East
Previous 0 seconds of 1 minute, 36 secondsVolume 40% The Ukrainian conflict’s disruption of the distribution of grain is hitting the price of staples such as bread. (AFP)Next Short Url […]
Wall Street bank warns of commodity price surge
Prices on everything from crude oil to wheat could jump by as much as 40%, JPMorgan Chase says © Getty Images / Ravitaliy JPMorgan Chase says commodities could rise in price by […]
Algeria’s cash crunch: ‘Buying oil feels like buying drugs’
By Rachid SekkaiBBC News Arabic Published1 day ago Food prices are climbing sharply in Algeria, where shoppers say cooking oil and milk are so scarce that you need to butter […]
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. […]
Middle East: Please heed the signs
HAFED AL-GHWELL June 12, 2021 ARAB NEWS Short Url https://arab.news/j773x Global food prices have soared by the largest margin since 2011, leading to fears that the surge in costs for […]
‘Erasing the poor’: Pakistanis feel crunch of rising prices
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 4, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A vendor with a pane of vegetable rolls and samosas, a traditional snack, walks past the sacks of grain […]
Turkey’s Economy Takes a Tumble. What’s Next?
(CHRIS MCGRATH/Getty Images) Stratfor’s geopolitical guidance provides insight on what we’re watching out for in the week ahead. The Big Picture After recent elections, the biggest challenge for the Turkish […]
Turkey-US: a timeline of plummeting relations
By AFP – Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan making a speech during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara and US President Donald […]
Trump and Erdogan: Soul Brothers … and the future of America
Turkey’s economic crisis is a glimpse into the future of Trump’s America Turkey’s situation is what happens when you undermine independent institutions, trample over norms of good governance, ignore expert […]