Coronavirus

The Coming Equity Shortage

2020-10-13

Firms that manage to survive until an effective COVID-19 vaccine is widely available will have a bright future but weak balance sheets. Innovative new private-equity funds, modeled on US special-purpose acquisition companies, could provide much-needed cap

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The deadly viruses that vanished without trace

2020-10-01

Scientists are only just starting to unravel why some viruses disappear, while others can linger and cause disease for centuries.

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The Neglected Water and Sanitation Crisis

2020-09-18

As we all know now, hand washing is one of the best frontline defenses against the virus that causes COVID-19. Yet three billion people...

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Can Lebanon’s Fires Be Put Out?

2020-09-05

The blasts that ripped through Beirut’s historic port could hardly have come at a worse time, as the city struggles with the coronavirus pandemic and an economic crisis...

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How Strong Infrastructure Governance Can End Waste in Public Investment

2020-09-05

Countries waste on average about 1/3 of their infrastructure spending due to inefficiencies.

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A Healthy Improvement on GDP

2020-08-25

Many of the failures of GDP as a measure of economic performance are well known. Policymakers in search of an alternative should recognize the far-reaching power of healthy life expectancy as a measure

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The Robot Question

2020-08-12

Although robots that can perform human labor will put downward pressure on wages in the short term, they also will increase the rate of profit, encouraging more investment and a recovery in the wage rate....

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COVID Coin?

2020-08-08

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the long-term shift away from cash, and monetary authorities risk falling behind. A recent report from the G30 argues that if central banks want to shape the outcome, they need to start thinking fast.

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It is time to reform the management of the hajj

2020-07-29

This year, however, the hajj has become another casualty of COVID-19. Last month, Saudi Arabia banned the hajj for international visitors, drastically reducing the number of people able to perform the sacred ritual.

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The people with hidden immunity against Covid-19

2020-07-29

While the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.

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A Better Globalization

2020-07-23

Globalization has given rise to legitimate frustrations and concerns, which can’t be assuaged simply by recalling the enormous benefits it has brought.

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The Fastest Way Out of the Pandemic

2020-07-21

During the 2009 swine flu pandemic, a few countries cornered the vaccine market, leaving the vast majority of the global population with no vaccine at all until the outbreak was effectively over.

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What makes people stop caring?

2020-07-21

The death of an individual can have a powerful effect on our emotions, but as numbers rise so does our indifference. Why?

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ISIS Seeks New Paths for its Targets

2020-07-20

ISIS is looking for new paths to takeover new areas. Yet, this time is over the internet to brainwash new minds and execute new plans.

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Events of Coronavirus and its psychological, social and political effects conference concluded

2020-07-10

The events of the scientific conference of coronavirus and its psychological, social, and political effects concluded on

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When More Information Leads to More Uncertainty

2020-07-08

Will colleges and universities restart in-person classes this fall? Will there be a vaccine for the novel coronavirus soon? Will there be second wave of the virus?

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Iraq's Silver Lining Amid the Pandemic

2020-07-08

Iraqs military responses to the coronavirus pandemic are diverse: creating more tension in Shia civil-military relations, building trust in Sunni civil-military relations, and pushing the government to emphasize sovereignty over externally fueled partisan

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Scientific conference on Coronavirus and its psychological, social and political effects

2020-07-04

The scientific conference entitled (Coronavirus and its psychological, social, and political effects) was launched on Wednesday.

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A Stronger Recovery Through Better Accounting

2020-07-01

Given that the COVID-19 crisis demands unprecedented levels of stimulus spending, policymakers should use the occasion to adopt a more flexible form...

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Series of discussions in Annabaa Forum for Dialogue: Coronavirus Aftermath

2020-06-30

Annabaa forum for dialogue held an extensive discussion entitled " Coronavirus Aftermath". Mr. Serdar Herki, a legal expert and a member of Annabaa Forum for Dialogue, delivered the lecture.

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The Pandemic Must Transform Global Agriculture

2020-06-24

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the risks of unhealthy diets and the extreme fragility of the global food system.

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The Pandemic Must End Our Complacency

2020-06-22

With an economic downturn as severe as the Great Depression and political conditions similar to those in the run-up to World War I, an international system built on globalization now hangs in the balance.

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What if all viruses disappeared?

2020-06-22

If all viruses disappeared, the world would be very different — and not necessarily for the better. But what exactly would happen?

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Less Globalization, More Multilateralism

2020-06-14

While some degree of deglobalization may be desirable today, this process also carries grave risks, from skyrocketing production costs to geopolitical conflict.

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