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On loan worries

The Cabinet in a 5 June 2023 letter to the RMA put forth a wish list of 8 points all to do with the monetary sector. As a result of that letter the RMA suspended the commercial housing and hotel loans and increased the incentive for remittance from 2 to …

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The Supreme Court Kicks Away the Ladder

CAMBRIDGE – Fifteen years ago, I watched in rapt attention as a resplendent, yet surreal, scene unfolded: the election of the first-ever African-American US president, Barack Obama. In the past week, the Supreme Court, in a landmark 6-3 ruling, struck down what may have been one of the key factors in making …

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Erdoğan’s Economic Reckoning

ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory lap following his re-election last month will be short, because his country is on the verge of economic meltdown. Turkey’s economy was also in crisis when Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) first came to power, in 2002. Back then, Turks overwhelmingly …

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MoF SOEs

The 13 State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under the Ministry of Finance have always been in a strange no man’s land for many years. They are not government departments and hence neither civil servants or even public servants. On the other hand, they are not a part of the well resourced …

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A Tale of Two Invasions

NEW YORK – The leader of an authoritarian country with enormous energy reserves builds up his armed forces along the border of a weaker neighbor, one he claims has no right to exist as an independent country. He then proceeds to launch an invasion, with the goal of swallowing his …

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Australia Reality Check

There is an old saying that if something is too good to be true, then it probably is. Until recently, many professionals and young graduates headed in droves to Australia on student visas with the main intention of making some money and building a life there. However, it was not …

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Impact Journalism

This paper, since its establishment in 2012, has always believed in the value of impact journalism. We write stories not only for the sake of writing them, but also to bring about change and an impact. This may be frowned upon in some circles, but journalism should not be mistaken …

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