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Tuesday 07/February/2017 14:46 PM

Pakistan's economy is a pleasant surprise

Each year I perform the exercise of picking what I think is the most underrated (and overrated) economy in the world. Past winners have included Germany,...

Tuesday 07/February/2017 14:28 PM

The global economy’s surprising resilience

Disconcerting political developments in the United States and the United Kingdom might lead one to conclude that an already challenged world economy will...

Tuesday 07/February/2017 14:06 PM

Greening digital finance

Digital finance has turned out to be an unexpected revolutionary, simply by enabling low-cost financial inclusion. Thanks to new financial technologies...

Monday 06/February/2017 21:31 PM

Killer fruit

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Monday 06/February/2017 14:42 PM

Don't neglect 'invisible infrastructure'

In his early days in office, true to his campaign promises, President Donald Trump is promoting a $1 trillion plan to upgrade the nation's aging...

Monday 06/February/2017 14:24 PM

The end of Trump’s market honeymoon

When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, stock markets rallied impressively. Investors were initially giddy about Trump’s promises of...

Monday 06/February/2017 14:10 PM

The art of European integration

The past year has been full of watershed developments. Aside from Donald Trump’s victory in the United States’ presidential election, some of the...

Sunday 05/February/2017 22:00 PM

E-trash reached new heights in Asia

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Sunday 05/February/2017 15:19 PM

Unbiased news? There's one reliable source

Democrats trust only Democratic-approved media sources, and Republicans trust only Republican-approved media sources. Perhaps the only medium that both...