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Economies

Druzhba – a pipeline turned into a source of discord

23 Apr 2026-10:02
Why India’s economy is growing faster than China’s

For decades China dominated discussions about economic growth in Asia. Its rapid industrial expansion, massive infrastructure investments and export driven manufacturing transformed it into the world’s second largest economy.

11 Mar 2026-22:51
How India built the world’s largest digital payment system

Over the past decade, India has carried out one of the most ambitious financial technology transformations in modern history.

10 Mar 2026-21:45
Comparative analysis: Azerbaijan’s digital modernization and its position among post-Soviet economies

11 Dec 2025-10:50
How AI safety rules are transforming big tech competition

10 Dec 2025-16:01
How countries become offshore zones

01 Nov 2025-22:58
From builder to banker: How China became the world’s top creditor

Over the past two decades, China has become the world’s largest bilateral lender, reshaping the global financial order. Through massive infrastructure financing programs—especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—Beijing has extended loans worth hundreds of billions of dollars to developing and emerging economies. For many nations, these loans have fueled rapid infrastructure development: railways, highways, ports, energy plants, telecom networks. Yet they have also created substantial fiscal burdens and new geopolitical dependencies.

29 Sep 2025-08:40
The US and China are finally talking. Why now?

10 May 2025-06:12
U.S. tariffs threaten Arab non-oil exports: UN agency

20 Apr 2025-00:28
COMMENT: U.S. and China on brink of trade war after massive tariff hikes

09 Apr 2025-09:08