Pakistan has found itself in the eye of the storm yet again due to its mounting external debt that has kick started a debt crisis for the country, and has put it amongst the nations suffering a downtrodden economy. Moreover, this has furthe...
Bad COVID management policies hindering tourism recovery in Sri Lanka: The tourism industry in the country brings in around $3 billion to $5 billion in foreign exchange annually. However, the country’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 outbreak...
Western Africa compasses of 17 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, it covers the area of about 8 ...
All the elements for a cyber warfare appeared to be present in the Ukraine crisis. Moscow and Kiev are engaged in a game of power with the highest stakes, and both nations are very skilled in information systems and hacking. Cyberwar scepti...
Two of the largest regional banks in the US, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank have failed due to significant losses on their bond portfolios and a massive run on deposits. This collapse marks the biggest bank failure in the US s...
The global fertiliser prices hit all-time highs in the spring of 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. The Russia-Ukraine conflict exacerbated an already precarious global supply scenario that began in 2020 with COVID-19-...
After a military takeover, Myanmar is on the verge of collapse. Following the military coup, there has been bloodshed and instability, and the nation is also severely suffering from COVID-19 and the ensuing economic catastrophe. Former Stat...
The war in Ukraine has raised concerns about the outlook for global financial conditions. The tightening has been most apparent in the Middle East and eastern Europe, where countries with close ties to Russia have seen their equity valuatio...
The article identifies the role of natural gas in fuelling the recent and previous conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. The research tries to make a point by analysing the past events involving Russia and Ukraine since the inception of the...
Last month, Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan's 23rd Prime Minister after two months of intensive politicking and conflict. His appointment came after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was forced to resign following a no-confidence vote. He ...
Japan in its press statement after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, strongly condemned the act of aggression. Along with G7, they reiterated that strong sanctions will be applied. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a turning point in Japa...
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban seized the capital of Afghanistan, and soon after this, it has brought almost all of it under its control. The siege began two weeks before the deadline set by the United States to retreat its troops following...
