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NEW DELHI – This was supposed to be the Asian century, with the ascent of China being only one – albeit a major – part of the story

25 июля 2021 5 мин. 638

Tayyab first digital Islamic card launched in Kazakhstan

Its main difference is compliance with the Shariah norms

23 июля 2021 2 мин. 1273

Lipstick and COVID-19

LONDON – “Is my lipstick protecting me against COVID-19?” ranks as one of the more intriguing email queries we have received from a member of the public since we began coordinating the world’s largest tracker of sex-disaggregated data on the pandemic

23 июля 2021 6 мин. 873

Bitcoin Alert: Biggest Private Crypto Deal Ever Is Closed

Antigua-based crypto derivatives exchange FTX closes a record $900 million fundraise at an $18 billion valuation

22 июля 2021 4 мин. 1822

Attack of the COVID Zombies

CHICAGO – As Western economies emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, banks and governments are facing a new problem: how to deal with the corporate walking dead. But an innovative worker-centered scheme could offer a possible solution

21 июля 2021 5 мин. 1572

How to Use Europe’s Excess Savings

MUNICH – The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis like no other. In 2020, it plunged the global economy into its deepest recession since World War II. But, after a year in the doldrums, Europe’s private firms and households are now awash with cash. How households in particular use their accumulated savings will be crucial in shaping the continent’s post-pandemic recovery

20 июля 2021 5 мин. 1702

The Global Food System Isn’t Working

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – The year 2020 was unforgettable for all of us, and tragic for many. No one had imagined that a lethal virus originating in horseshoe bats could spread so fast and upend our lives so thoroughly

19 июля 2021 5 мин. 1977

Are US Corporations Above the Law?

NEW YORK – Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, argued that the pursuit of private interests – profits – will invariably promote the common good