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Students from Harvard Business School sell Afghan saffron
A group of students from Harvard Business School, also military veterans, have established a company to sell retail-packaged saffron to markets in New York. The company called Rumi Spice purchases...
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President Ghani demands UN to relinquish control of funds for Afghan police
Frustrated by the vast mismanagement and waste of funds, President Ashraf Ghani unexpectedly demanded the United Nations Development Program to relinquish control of aid that funds the salaries of...
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Afghans not too optimistic about economic situation
Afghans have cited deteriorating economy as their top concern, according to a new Gallup poll. Two in three Afghans see local economic conditions getting worse, as per the poll. The new poll...
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Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini is a Professor of Economics and International Business at New York University Stern School of Business. He is also the cofounder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an...
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China’s richest man was rejected from 30 jobs
China’s richest man is Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group. Alibaba Group is a Chinese e-commerce company that provided consumer-to-consumer, business-to-business and...
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Islamic Growth Markets Investment Report 2015 by Thomson Reuters
The Islamic Growth Markets Investment Report 2015 presents a ground-breaking view of looking at investment opportunities across the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries (57 member...
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Happy Tears: Human Connection Leading to Human Development
By Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir We may know – perhaps even at first hand – of a gap in society whose presence causes pain for countless individuals. Here in Morocco, such a void – that of unrelenting poverty –...
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iLabs in Afghanistan
By: Said Marjan Zazai The concept of technology innovation lab was first introduced in Afghanistan in 2012 by Internews. They held their first event in the month of January of that year in Kabul, and,...
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57 Fascinating Business Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever. Wal-Mart averages a profit of $1.8 million every hour. “Yahoo” is an acronym for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.” Starbucks’ round tables were...
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Arthur Laffer
Arthur Laffer (b. 1940), one of the chief architects of Ronald Reagan’s economic policies, is best known for the “Laffer Curve,” which purports to demonstrate that decreasing tax rates may increase tax...
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Afghanistan participates in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs funded the 2014-15 Afghanistan National Rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court...
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Cristiano Ronaldo donates 7mn Euros to Nepal
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has donated 7mn Euros to Nepal to help the nation rebuild itself after the devastating earthquake last month. He has also called upon his over 100mn fan followers...
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Implementing the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
After fifteen years of nations pursuing the Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations, representatives of the member states, along with experts and private citizens, have defined...
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The Rise and Fall of Sepp Blatter
1998: The Blatter Reign Begins After 17 years as the top deputy to the retiring Joao Havelange, Sepp Blatter is elected FIFA president in 1998 in a close vote over a Swedish rival, Lennart Johansson....
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Mini-Pentagon worth USD 160mn rises in Afghanistan
A white marble building, known as the “mini-Pentagon”, worth USD 160mn is built in the center of capital Kabul with US funds for the Afghan Defense Ministry. The new facility is going to be handed over...
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1960) is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, statistician, and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. His 2007 book The...
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13 fastest-growing economies in the world
China’s crazy growth has been one of the biggest stories over the past several decades. But the Chinese economy certainly isn’t the only one posting huge growth rates. We compiled a list of 13...
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Afghan civil society activist named among ‘Asia 21 Young Leaders’
Abdul Ghafar Nazari from Afghanistan has been selected as one of the members for the Asia 21 young Leaders Class of 2015. Nazari is a civil society activist and the Manager of Training and Development...
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USAID’s role in economic development of Afghanistan
Afghanistan continues to face economic hurdles, as it remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Insecurity and corruption threaten efforts to establish an inclusive, growing, and self-sustaining...
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Ten Tips from 10 Serial Entrepreneurs
On the subject of entrepreneurship, advice is plentiful. It seems as though there are three new books out every week offering insights and advice about starting a business. Magazines, blogs,...
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