African currencies have lost ground against the US dollar this year, further driving inflation in the import-reliant region. Depleting dollar reserves have left policymakers with limited options to arrest the decline. Sub-Saharan African currencies are...
My maid came early this morning and told me she wouldn’t be coming for the next three days. I was astonished that there was no festival or significant event. Then I questioned her regarding her...
Brussels says the bloc’s trade with New Zealand could now grow by 80%. In a first for an EU trade pact, there is a section that commits both sides to targets to tackle climate change....
Modern consumers need speed, are ready to pay extra and are happy once the purchase is in their hands within minutes. Urbanization, congested roads, nuclear family, busy lifestyle, and the smartphone in hand all acted...
The world’s richest man has made public statements that deny basic science about the role of agriculture in heating the planet, say experts. Elon Musk, the wealthy owner of Twitter, has falsely claimed that farming has...
The agreement should be viewed as a stopgap measure that gives Pakistan time and some resources needed to pull its economy back from the verge of default, say experts. Irfan Ali, a 22-year-old resident of...
In the world of Industry 4.0, digital transformation will no longer be an option or even a competitive advantage, but rather will become the table stakes for doing business. With broad-based digital adoption and an...
MSMEs, as we all know, is the backbone of Indian economy (or for that matter any economy, globally) that, on an average, accounts for 37% of the GDP, 45% of the Manufacturing Output, 42% of...
The World Economic Forum’s (wef) summer meeting is bringing together decision-makers in Tianjin, China. Alongside topics like AI and biotech, the conversation has focused on whether business can ignore political tensions. On the way from...
Logistics is considered as the backbone of global commerce. It ensures a good flow of different products efficiently from manufacturers to consumers and to other companies. With rapid growth, the logistics industry has witnessed remarkable...
Turkey has increased its base interest rates by a whopping 6.5%, the clearest indication yet that the unconventional economic policy dubbed “Erdonomics” might be history now in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new government. Turkey’s central bank delivered...
Cognitive dissonance as a concept intrigued me to the extent that I pursued my arduous research journey of 7 years on this topic. What is cognitive dissonance? According to Festinger (1957) cognitive dissonance theory states...