Adieu, sweet prince
ZIA Mohyeddin was horizontal the first time I encountered him, reclining on a couch in his dressing room at the Central TV studios in Birmingham. I was there — by…
‘Magic moment’ for Italian bonds as foreign interest revives
International investors look poised to reverse a decade of disinvestment from Italian government bonds, as high yields and encouraging economic reports spur demand for the debt, latest data shows and…
Living with Covid
The highly infectious and immune-resistant Omicron BA.5 subvariant is now dominant throughout much of the world and is fueling yet another wave of infections, hospitalizations, debilitation with Long Covid and…
Europe’s banks brace for bumpy ride after cheap money decade
Europe’s banks, facing a potential economic storm and a rise in borrowing costs for the first time in more than a decade, are set to show their weak spots when…
Covid-19 & the political unrest
WITH few cases and no deaths from Covid-19 in Pakistan in recent weeks, the pandemic seems to have taken a back seat while political chaos is taking centre stage. The…
Street protests, a French tradition par excellence
Since the Revolution more than two centuries ago, burning barricades and street protests have been a feature of French political life - and experts say President Emmanuel Macron has had…
Brexit deal or no deal, meat supply lines will choke on red tape
Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year even with a Brexit trade deal, as a shortage of…
Literature, politics and resistance: Part – IV
In 1982, Mazharul Islam published his collection of short stories 'Ghoron ke Shehar Mein Akela Aadmi' (The man alone in the city of horses). It contained a short story titled…
Eurozone nations turn to hedge funds to meet borrowing needs
urozone governments are increasingly relying on hedge funds to help them meet their borrowing needs, which risks leaving them vulnerable to a debt market sell-off driven by a class of…
Rajoy plans tax reform to revive Spanish economy and jobs
Spain's economy is growing again and exports are flourishing, but with a quarter of the workforce unemployed, the government now hopes to revive the austerity-weary nation by a new means…
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