10 years ago, Iceland’s massive financial crisis erupted
Banks in ruins, a currency in free fall and the IMF called to the rescue: A decade ago Iceland's worst financial crisis erupted, a traumatic experience the nation still struggles…
Iceland drills 4.7km down into volcano to tap clean energy
It's named after a Nordic god and drills deep into the heart of a volcano: "Thor" is a rig that symbolises Iceland's leading-edge efforts to produce powerful clean energy. If…
Shiver me timbers! Iceland’s Pirate Party could seize power
Iceland boasts full employment, a peaceful society and a well-functioning welfare state - yet voters are so frustrated with the political establishment they're ready to elect the Pirate Party to…
Fractured West
For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the West is facing a serious conflict within its own ranks. After 1945, Western states, despite a long…
Great white hopes
A PAIR of North American leaders delivered remarkably different speeches in Switzerland last week. Donald Trump’s address was a largely predictable, self-aggrandising rant that ranged from justifications for his claim…
Ignoble thoughts
IN a fair world, Donald Trump should have won not only the Nobel Peace Prize, for ending seven wars, but also the one for literature for his brilliant tweets on…
Crypto-mapping for digital assets
Pakistan is a country of intelligent people who are seriously thinking about creating a niche for cryptocurrency mining through blockchain technology. That is precisely why the government took the initiative…
Understanding the IMF
Today on July 11, Pakistan is completing 75 years of becoming a member of the IMF. Historically, Pakistan at the time of joining the IMF on July 11, 1950, was…
Beyond the numbers
Pakistan has fallen to the bottom of the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) 2025, ranking 148 out of 148 countries. This has triggered concern amongst people and policymakers – as…
The Trump doctrine: trade wars and tensions
The slew of political and economic measures announced by the Trump Administration has created an impression that the world is returning to an era of an insane protectionism and intense…
