This paper by Dr. Cecilia Maya Ochoa won the AAFM Gold Medal this year in the Americas as awarded by the AAFM peer review journal Judges. This paper asks whether the ‘leverage effect’ defined by ..

Equity and credit markets went from bad to worse during the fourth quarter such that the S&P500 now looks set to record its second worst calendar year performance since 1871. The fall out from the ban..

A comprehensive research report about MENA economics under current global economy slowdown...

The Middle East and Central Asia (MCD) region has continued to experience strong growth in 2008, outpacing global growth for the ninth year in a row. High commodity prices, strong domestic demand, and..

The world economy is entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous financial shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s. Global growth is projected to slow substantially in 2008, ..