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If you spend your time listening to Henry Paulson, treasury secretary of the United States, and Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, you would think that there is…

If we add to the current economic conditions consumers’ ‘panicky’, erratic behaviors and the spread of rumors triggered by such reactions, then we might better understand the worsening of the…

The demand for resources is rising — financial crisis or not — while supplies are becoming increasingly scarce. The global population is set to rise from 6.3 billion at present…

For the last several decades, women have increased their participation in business, the economy and politics. But this revolution remains incomplete, not only in the Arab world as many might…

Water, transportation, energy and telecommunications infrastructures are essential building blocks of a nation. Infrastructure plays a vital role in supporting a high standard of living and facilitating trade, thereby extending…

Over the past several years, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have come a long way towards developing their telecommunications sectors. The region’s telecommunications players have…

From Hilary Clinton to the Sarah Palin media frenzy, the topic of “women in politics” has never been hotter. It has even gone way beyond being the subject du jour…

With the 2009 Lebanese parliamentary elections on everyone’s mind and the US presidential campaign in its final stretch, one cannot stop but wonder how far we still are in the…

A new survey by Booz & Company of more than 350 senior executives who have led major transformation initiatives at large organizations around the globe — those with over 5,000…

Nanotechnology promises enormous opportunities for scientific development, and it looks set to make a breakthrough in the near future. Over the next ten years, many new materials, applications, and services…