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Around 1,200 pages of Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged is not something a busy person can digest in three to seven days, especially someone balancing work, teaching, family, and writing. But reading...

Banking is often described as the bloodstream of the economy, a system in which money flows quietly and continuously, moving from hand to hand, account to account, and sector to sector. Banks stand at...

A fundamental question that every society must confront is this; where do different economic systems ultimately lead us—toward collective well-being or toward engineered inequality and silent...

I still remember, as a child, when my father used to buy the monthly household ration for about RO 70 — and that was enough to sustain a family of six. His monthly income then was roughly RO 365,...

In my quiet evenings, when the world outside falls into its usual rhythm, I find immense joy in reading novels. Fiction has always been my window into reality — because sometimes, truth hides better...

Do stakeholders of the company truly understand the root causes behind a firm’s bankruptcy or declining profitability? This question has been debated for decades in boardrooms, classrooms, and case...

In every age, humanity has been guided by three invisible forces — money, power, and intellect. These are not merely instruments of life; they are the architecture of civilization itself. The...

How do economists measure the import and export process for their nation? The answer lies in macroeconomics, under what we call foreign trade policy. Every country faces a fundamental question, should...

What if bank CEOs spend a day each month serving customers directly, listening, observing, and experiencing what their clients go through? Would it change the culture of banking? Would it bring a new...

What is there in leaders’ minds? Do leaders think the way ordinary people think? What motivates them to think differently, to stand out, and to lead nations or organisations? Are they driven by a...

War is not merely the clash of armies on the ground or the roar of fighter jets in the sky. War runs deeper than maps, tanks, and battlefields. It is etched into the faces of people who have been...

It was early morning in Moscow, around 8 am, when I saw something that caught my attention and stayed in my memory. A woman was driving a taxi on the opposite road as we were heading toward our hotel....

As a customer, it is our time to become critical of businesses and service providers. We cannot remain silent anymore. From banks to telecommunications, from fintech to education services, from...

In the age of wars and hatred I started to seek some corners where love, lovers, and peace might be hidden. Amidst the dust of time, I stumbled upon a tale, less glorified than the tragedies of Romeo...

“I’m just waiting for the political outcome after the meeting between Donald Trump and the European Union,” said one of the dealers at FXNovus, a global trading platform. She was speaking with...

“If we Sapiens are so wise, why are we so self-destructive?” wrote Yuval Noah Harari in his latest book, Nexus. It’s a question that should echo in the halls of parliaments, presidential...

There was a time when the Arab world was the pulse of global intellectual life, a time when the fragrance of ink and parchment filled the streets of Cairo, Baghdad, Damascus, and Fez. In those golden...

Interest rate, arguably one of the most potent instruments in the toolkit of central banks, has always had a disproportionate impact on the economic lives of people. Underneath the technical language...

As a passionate reader who often claims to explore world literature, I recently found myself reflecting on the accuracy of that statement. What does it really mean to read world literature? Does it...

Capitalism, often lauded for fueling innovation and economic growth, has deeply shaped modern societies. But when its principles infiltrate sectors like education — meant to nurture minds, not...