Abdel-Rahman Ayas

The influence of a currency has traditionally been measured by its share of central-bank reserves, or by its use in international trade and the…

No wheat carrier needed to sink, and no Russian grain silo needed to be destroyed, for wheat prices on European exchanges to jump by about 4% on 10…

A country can be awash with oil and still find itself having to import petrol. The apparent contradiction encapsulates a lesson that wars, sanctions…

Only six vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on 10 August, according to shipping data reported by Reuters. Before the war broke out in late…

Few countries have used their geography like Singapore. Since independence in 1965, it has used its position at the southern entrance to the Strait…

From the moment the referee blew the opening whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2026, the players were not the only ones competing. During the 39-day…

Across much of the world, national currencies are under strain. At street level, values evaporate, and confidence collapses, affecting vendors and…

At the end of the 20th century, fears of robots and machine intelligence usurping their human creators still belonged to the realm of science fiction…

Under normal circumstances, a substance such as sulphuric acid attracts little attention outside industrial circles. Few people follow its price…

Since late February, airline ticket prices have surged for flights taking specific routes, exposing the uneven effects of geopolitical tensions and…