Several traditionally conflicting Middle Eastern powers are poised to launch ambitious energy partnerships. Can renewed economic ties contribute to repairing politically and socially strained relationships?
Economics
The recent Think Talk on January 24th, explored the past and future of Germany’s Middle East soft power strategy going forward, as Germany transitions to a new government.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ conviction of fraud is the latest example of a powerful individual being held accountable for greed-induced crimes. It could be argued that in order for the region to increase international investors, everyone needs to start playing by the same rules.
Although hybrid learning has helped improve inclusivity with geographical remoteness and physical challenges no longer preventing students from learning, the assessment poses a risk to these gains as the best assessment methods are inherently exclusionary.
Bahrain’s successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic is the direct result of several public administration innovations recently enacted.
Our ignorance about Covid has made managing the pandemic very hard and, as Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli points out, the job turns into mission impossible if leaders refuse to set an example. Read more……
Can the theories that the Goldman Sachses of this world use to make money, also be used to save the environment if we are open-minded enough to get past the stigma of big finance? Read more ….
It might be comforting to think that the rising price inflation is caused by corporate greed. However, as Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli discusses, the cause of current inflation is much more mundane.
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli participated as a keynote speaker at the “International Conference on Data Analytics for Business and Industry”, on October 25th 2021.
Every year when the economics Nobel Prize gets announced, a media mob assembles to attack the economics profession. Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli claims that some criticisms may be warranted but many are simply wrong.