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Ever since the wheel, Luddites have warned that new technologies spell doom.

If the population increases without commensurate growth in GDP, the quality of life will not improve and economic collapse could ensue.

The COVID-19 pandemic is straining the resources of non-government organizations (NGOs) to a breaking point.

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

Because robots can replace jobs, a stiff tax on them would give firms incentive to help retain workers.

Because robots can replace jobs, a stiff tax on them would give firms incentive to help retain workers.

What the relative yields of two Treasury securities say about the future.

Outsourcing reforms to technocrats takes away the incentive for political parties to build up capacity to lead key reforms.

Outsourcing reforms to technocrats takes away the incentive for political parties to build up capacity to lead key reforms.

By Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg) China’s exports and imports both contracted at steeper paces in November as external demand continued to weaken and a worsening Covid outbreak disrupted production and cut demand...