Oil prices – what to do? – II
Classification of crude oil is based on viscosity (lightness or heavy) and sulfur level (sweet and sour/high, medium and low). Based on these two factors, there are six combinations or…
At the top of Europe’s banks, it’s still a man’s world
Women remain rare visitors to the highest echelons of European banks. The 25 biggest banks by assets have seen 22 changes in chief executive and chair over the past two…
After the deluge
A PICTURE is worth a thousand words; an Indian missile falling in a Pakistani backyard spawns 240 million anxieties. On March 9, a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was fired from…
Boosting Ukraine’s anti-air batteries proves easier said than done
Joe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries…
Two trials in UK
TWO recent trials of British Pakistanis in London have shown that as well as importing and exporting each other’s products and services, the UK and Pakistan also trade in violence…
Russia
Russia produces a mere 3 percent of the global GDP. The US economy is 12 times bigger than Russia’s. Even the Indian economy is almost double that of Russia’s. The…
Settling bills? Pooled eurozone debt could be trialed in quick bites
Policymakers looking to persuade Germany and other wealthy euro zone countries to pool their debt with less well-off neighbours may need to keep things short and simple. A persistent shortage…
Trump’s mantra: Fair and not free trade
The advent of Donald Trump on the international scene has changed much in the way the world perceives the United States with one fundamental change in the definition of desirable…
Scottish titles industry prompts global rush
Fancy joining the ranks of Scottish nobility? An industry has grown up in Scotland allowing ordinary people to do just that - some with more legal justification than others. One…
From zero to hero: physical oil rally might be short-lived
From Kazakhstan to the North Sea and the United States, physical crude has jumped in value in recent days but the rally will likely be tactical and short-lived rather than…
