The very strange U.S. presidential election bears some surprising similarities to the 1996 campaign in Russia — a momentous event that undermined a fragile democracy and led to the emergence of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorial regime. This precedent could be especially telling if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump end up their parties’ nominees in the general election. The electoral systems in …

As its governing council prepares to meet in Frankfurt on Thursday, the European Central Bank finds its scope for action influenced not just by regional issues but also by the world’s other systemically important central banks. The ECB is wedged uncomfortably between, on one side, the Federal Reserve — which is able but unwilling to venture deeper into unconventional monetary …

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, and Eladio Loizaga, Paraguay Minister of Foreign Affairs have discussed ways to enhance economic relations between the UAE and the South American country. In a meeting with a high level delegation from Paraguay, Al Mansouri called for the intensification of such visits between the two countries. He …