Market matters: Price index and home planner
If current market per kg price of onion is Rs 100, tomato Rs 280, garlic and ginger each around Rs 70 per quarter of a kg, coriander and mint Rs…
Indonesian nationalism takes a bite out of Apple
Apple is battling to gain a foothold in Indonesia after nationalistic regulations hit the US tech giant's efforts to compete in the booming emerging market against Samsung and other rivals.…
Malaysia’s QSR puts $500m IPO on hold, hit by lofty valuations
Malaysia's biggest fast-food operator, QSR Brands, has shelved plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that could have raised as much as $500 million as potential local investors balked at…
Food security
Pakistan has the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world. Yet, only 63 per cent of Pakistani households are ‘food secure’. The Indus Basin Irrigation System covers an area of…
Sustainability and Islamic finance
The unique characteristic of Medina Economics is the fact that almost all the building blocks of the Islamic economic system were completed in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)…
Asia’s southern flank shines in fight vs surging dollar
Asia’s central banks, alarmed by the surging dollar’s assault on their currencies, are ramping up their resistance with rate rises and market interventions, but it’s the relatively vulnerable economies of…
Hint of a Fed pause opens door to Asia’s emerging markets
As the United States pushes ahead with its steepest interest rate hikes in a generation, investors are unusually poised to buy in Asia’s emerging markets, betting authorities can tame inflation…
The fight for democracy
In October, Latin America’s most populous nation, Brazil, elected as president Jair Bolsonaro, a former military man and historically fringe, far-right senator known for his pro-gun, pro-torture views. In 1999,…
The fight for democracy
In October, Latin America’s most populous nation, Brazil, elected as president Jair Bolsonaro, a former military man and historically fringe, far-right senator known for his pro-gun, pro-torture views. In 1999,…
Dollar surge bringing emerging market rate cut cycle to a halt
A resurgent dollar and higher borrowing costs are smashing through Argentina and Turkey's currencies like a wrecking ball and raising the likelihood more broadly that emerging markets' three-year long interest…
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