inflation

Psychology shapes economic behaviour, with effects as wide-ranging as a run on a bank to a long-term investment. Today, the value of money rests as much on public belief as on policy.

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The unexplained dismissal of the finance minister leaves more questions than answers as the highly indebted country seeks to avoid a 2025 default

With record increases in tuition fees at all levels, good schooling is becoming something only the rich can afford as the effects of the country's economic liberalisation reverberate

After a period of rapid price rises and surging interest rates, most of the world’s major central banks are now sufficiently confident about the trajectory of inflation to start bringing interest…

But there are still pitfalls ahead

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With inflation impacting markets and international interest rates for more than a year, the outlook on inflation remains uncertain. However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects most…

The World Food Programme will have to pull its general assistance for the country in January, at a time when it is needed in the war-torn country more than ever

As inflation soars and the currency plunges, property looks like a sound investment to Egyptians seeking to secure their savings. But this opens the economy up to more danger. Al Majalla explains.