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Saturday 04/March/2017 14:47 PM

Addicted to dollars

Since the end of World War II, the United States’ share in world GDP has fallen from nearly 30 per cent to about 18 per cent. Other advanced economies...

Wednesday 01/March/2017 20:05 PM

Animal tag abuse

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Wednesday 01/March/2017 15:04 PM

Keep your children away from connected toys

How dangerous is a teddy bear or a doll? In the Internet of Things era, it's not an idle question but one for parents and regulators to ponder...

Wednesday 01/March/2017 14:49 PM

India's slow-motion bank crisis

India’s slow-moving banking crisis continues to drag on, as ponderous and unstoppable as the state-controlled banking sector itself. A recent study found...

Wednesday 01/March/2017 14:24 PM

From bad to worse for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s deep and prolonged recession has led to a severe debt crisis. And the combination of economic contraction and massive liabilities is having...

Wednesday 01/March/2017 13:42 PM

Free trade without the U.S.

How should Latin America respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s America-first approach to the global economy? Here’s one possible answer: build a...

Tuesday 28/February/2017 21:50 PM

Apple ears

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Tuesday 28/February/2017 14:56 PM

Checks and balances before roads and bridges

In the 2016 American presidential election, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agreed that the US economy is suffering from dilapidated infrastructure, and...

Tuesday 28/February/2017 14:33 PM

Europe or anti-Europe?

A knowledgeable friend in Milan recently asked me the following question: “If an outside investor, say, from the United States, wanted to invest a...

Tuesday 28/February/2017 14:06 PM

A tax on robots?

Ken makes a decent living operating a large harvester on behalf of farmer Luke. Ken’s salary generates income tax and social security payments that help...