The ‘Import-Substitution’ Policy in Post-colonial Countries: A Review
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
Post-colonial countries are those who were former colonies, and most of them, except China and those in East Asia, remain...
Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover
By Gavin Helf, Ph.D. and Barmak Pazhwak
As U.S. and NATO forces drew down their military presence in Afghanistan this Summer, the country’s northern neighbors witnessed Taliban fighters...
Britain’s Scramble Out of Kabul; the Moral and Strategic Cost
By Professor Michael Clarke
The process of western withdrawal from Afghanistan in August and the scenes at Kabul airport as western allies were ushered out of the...
Sovereigns in the Courtroom: Is the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act the Golden Key?
By Kiran Nasir Gore and Charles H. Camp
How can a foreign sovereign be brought into an American courtroom to answer for its bad acts? This...
The Bilateral Swap Agreements, Chinese Currency and the Demise of the US Dollar
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
I examine here the role of China’s bilateral swap agreements (BSAs) and the internationalization of its currency Renminbi (RMB). A...
Emphasizing Zakat and Waqf for Global Zero Hunger
By Randi Swandaru and Priyesta Rizkiningsih
The significant global temperature rise in the last decade has derailed the world zero hunger attainment. The increase in...
Scaling-Up Access to Finance for SMEs in Bangladesh: Pathway to Inclusive Growth
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor
In both developed and developing economies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an essential role in driving economic growth and accelerating...
Two Hundred Years Of Talking About Climate Change
By Joseph Mazur
Back in the 1970s, when I was a graduate student at MIT, there were a few weeks of cafeteria conversations among earth...
COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa
By King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Dr Rosemond Sussana Amamoo and Dr Roselyn Salomey Amamoo
The drivers of the economic crisis from the pandemic...
Driving Positive Change for Women through Innovative Private Sector Investments
By Neeti Katoch, Amanda Satterly and Anne Valko Celestino
The growing popularity of gender lens investing is backed by evidence that investing in women makes...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
