Syria’s investment boom: Real opportunity or political mirage?

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The $2.2 trillion question: What if the Iran War never happened?

The financial cost of the Iran war is becoming clearer as according to the latest study by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the conflict is costing the global economy $2.2 trillion in annual GDP. The US alone had spent $25 billion within two months of the war beginning, and ...  Show more

World Cup economics: Ticket prices, tourism and visa restrictions

The 2026 Fifa World Cup was supposed to be a record-breaking economic windfall for the United States. But as the tournament gets under way, the numbers reveal a more complicated story. Top-tier tickets for the final are going for more than $10,000, nearly seven times what the co- ...  Show more

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