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Wednesday 18/January/2017 14:49 PM

It's time to talk to North Korea

US President-elect Donald Trump sounds awfully certain about one thing. After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared on New Year's Day that his...

Wednesday 18/January/2017 14:29 PM

India's Central Bank must save itself

The Indian government’s abrupt decision to withdraw high-value notes from circulation has hurt a great many people and sectors of the economy. But the...

Tuesday 17/January/2017 16:38 PM

Obama, Trump

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...

Tuesday 17/January/2017 14:52 PM

The Trump deficit

It is a post-financial-crisis myth that austerity-minded conservative governments always favour fiscal prudence, while redistribution-oriented progressives...

Tuesday 17/January/2017 14:35 PM

Economic prosperity in the Digital Age

Around the world, people are demanding change. Recent electoral outcomes – perhaps most notably, the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and the...

Tuesday 17/January/2017 14:17 PM

The fortunate few and the forgotten many

In 2015, the 62 richest people in the world held as much wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest and most vulnerable. In 2016, a mere eight people did, and they...

Monday 16/January/2017 15:08 PM

Myths and truths about the Trump presidency

To liberal Democrats and a few Republicans: Get over it. Donald J. Trump will become president of the United States this week. Accept it. As unsettling as...