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Local government: empowering local communities
By Hazem Galal and Nesrine Halima Historically across the Middle East, local government…
Lesson 101: Turning a new leaf in Egypt
By Philip Whitfield An economist taught me it took 80 years for America…
Democracy or finance?
By Robert Skidelsky LONDON: “Shorting” is a tactic well known among the financial…
Sharing the right to Jerusalem’s past
By Yonathan Mizrachi JERUSALEM: The Palestinian village Silwan in East Jerusalem is situated…
When the going gets tough, the tough break down
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: I don’t mean to gloat, but Friday’s front-page…
China’s five-year plan and global interest rates
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE: China’s new five-year plan will have important implications for…
Violent Afghan protests serve as Pakistani warning
By Qazi Abdul Qadeer Khamosh ISLAMABAD: As I followed the bloody demonstrations in…
China should import deflation
By Yao Yang BEIJING: With China’s inflation — and inflation expectations — rising,…