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Sunday 17/December/2017 15:09 PM

The dangerous delusion of price stability

The major central banks’ vigilant pursuit of positive but low inflation has become a dangerous delusion. It is dangerous because the policies needed to...

Saturday 16/December/2017 22:30 PM

Mexican presidential race

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Wednesday 13/December/2017 22:07 PM

North Korea's Kim promises more weapons

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Wednesday 13/December/2017 14:38 PM

Financial investors’ wish list for 2018

If financial investors were to write letters to Santa Claus this Christmas, they would probably be tempted to ask for the continuation of the unusual...

Wednesday 13/December/2017 14:36 PM

The myth of a fossil fuel phase-out

How the world uses energy is a hot topic for a warming planet, and fears of pollution and resource strain have produced a virtual arms race of...

Wednesday 13/December/2017 14:24 PM

Two myths about automation

Robots, machine learning, and artificial intelligence promise to change fundamentally the nature of work. Everyone knows this. Or at least they think they...