Recent sharp fluctuations in international interest rates have posed tough challenges for the developing economies, with many now threatened by a vicious debt crisis that could leave them with crippling costs, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Mahmoud Mohieldin continues his analysis of changes in the fortunes of the world’s middle classes by pointing to their growth in India and China
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The middle class is no longer the dominant class of some countries, raising fears of growing social fragmentation and frustration, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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There are three steps the global south need to take in order to exploit the opportunities offered by advances in artificial intelligence.
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The beginning of every year is a time for economic forecasts and assessments, some of them ranking the respective risks weighing on different regions, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Somalia owes its achievement to extensive reforms aimed at enhancing domestic revenue, strengthening public-finance management, addressing governance weaknesses, and bolstering the central bank’s institutional and regulatory capabilities, write Mahmoud Mohieldin and Abdulqafar Abdullahi
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A series of virulent disruptions have wrought havoc on the world economy, accompanying a growing realisation that the world is fragmenting both politically and economically, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Could other currencies eventually replace the dollar as the world’s main reserve currency, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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The high volatility of exchange rates and the probability that inflation rates remain high make it crucial to activate inflation-targeting frameworks in the developed and developing countries alike, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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What is the future of the world’s currencies in the present era of armed conflict, high levels of debt, and the increasing technological sophistication of payment systems, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Calls to dethrone the dollar as the world’s main international currency are driven by a desire to limit its power in times of peace and prevent its weaponisation in times of war, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Mahmoud Mohieldin takes on the complex issues at the intersection of the global economy and the evolving world order
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Mahmoud Mohieldin writes on the main messages from Marrakesh on this year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings
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Should the informal economy in the developing countries be left to its own devices or should it be integrated into the formal economy to reflect its role in the GDP, increase tax revenues and social security coverage, asks Mahmoud Mohieldin
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Will the international meetings taking place at the UN this month shoulder their responsibilities and genuinely meet the needs of the world’s peoples.
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The BRICS Summit in Johannesburg last month was a sign of the beginning of the end of the political and economic arrangements put in place at the end of World War II.
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The countries of the Global South are on the rise, leading to waves of economic protectionism among the countries of the North, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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With many developing countries gripped by a crippling debt crisis, advanced economies are not delivering the promised support for the Sustainable Development Goals
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The world’s current arrangements for trade, investment, and finance must give way to new ones which would make localising development a necessity.
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More and more countries around the world are adopting new forms of industrial policy, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin
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