This week, U.S. President Barack Obama will dive into a nest of vipers as venomous as anything Republicans can offer: Britain’s debate over whether to leave the European Union. As far as campaigners for “Brexit” are concerned, he is a most unwelcome guest. Yet Obama is right to speak up. The U.S. has an interest in Britain remaining in the ...

  Repeated calls of International Monetary Fund (IMF) for all countries to support research and development (R&D) to promote innovation that could help avert slowing growth in the global economy, are essential and badly needed if the world wants to avoid the current economic downturn. While urging for structural reforms, Fund’s operational efforts should be geared towards countries’ shared priorities. ...

  Catherine Putz SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS The International Monetary Fund released its world economic outlook recently, and the news isn’t good for Central Asia. According to the IMF, recovery will be put off until at least 2017, for reasons frequent readers will find familiar: the Russian recession and low oil prices. “The economic outlook for the Commonwealth of Independent ...