How Saudi Arabia is quietly becoming an important financial hub

A booming fintech sector, soaring non-oil credit, flexible regulation, new insurance products, more digital payments, and more support for smaller firms bodes well for Vision 2030 targets

Abdel-Rahman Ayas

Why Blacklisting Huawei Could Backfire

Last spring, when theU.S. Department of Commerceadded the Chinese telecommunications companyZTEto a trade backlist, effectively severingZTEfrom its vitalU.S.suppliers, Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtold…

Lorand Laskai

The UN’s Bleak Predictions on Climate Change

In recent years, climate change has soared to unprecedented levels and has been the primary driving force behind rising temperatures around the world. Climate change has also caused a number…

Mind the Gap

Each year in early April, women inthe United Statesmark Equal Pay Day, the date on which their earnings finally reach the amount American men took home the previous year. Women who hold year-round,…

Rachel Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro

Hezbollah’s Financial Crisis

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Hanin Ghaddar

Methane in the Atmosphere is Surging

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Julia Rosen

U.S. Sanctions Are Hurting Hezbollah

Despite Hezbollah’s repeated claims that foreign sanctions would not affect its capabilities, evidence suggests that the group is facing a serious financial crisis. Its leaders have already…

Hanin Ghaddar