Opportunities out of thin air: Opening African trade

Middle-income country membership does not come easily. Once in, two well-trodden pathways to the top will grab our attention: shifting import-substitution industrialisation (ISI) to a higher technological echelon, if that is what prompted entry in the first place, at a lower threshold, such as textiles production; or export-led growth (ELG),...

Unified Hijri calendar: OIC initiative yet to be materialised

The observance of and fixing of date for all Muslim festivals all over the world are dependent on seeing the new moon, as the Islamic Hijri calendar is a lunar one. Although the dates of new moon can be easily calculated in advance through application of modern astronomical methods, Muslim...