Maldives struggles with soaring debt as $1 billion repayment looms in 2026, seeking urgent financial aid from China, Gulf ...

Here I discuss three bad ideas I am thinking about: the Cryptocurrency Reserve Fund announced by the Trump administration, ...

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US President Donald Trump's decision to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is expected to have ...

European economy's locomotive, Germany, is swiftly moving towards the largest financial crisis since the introduction of Euro ...

The fall of the pound and the rise of Bitcoin show a shift in global currency power, moving from gold to crypto.

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The resulting destruction was huge, estimated by the World Bank at approximately $3.4bn, while economic losses, including ...

Iran's rulers are also facing a string of other crises - energy and water shortages, a collapsing currency, military setbacks ...

Women bear the brunt of economic pressures and social restrictions in Iran — yet they remain the driving force for change in the country.

Rather than alleviating financial strain, the China- Maldives Free Trade Agreement (FTA), implemented in January 2025, has ...