January 15, 2026

Bar chart comparing headline inflation and food inflation across emerging and advanced economies in 2025–26, showing food inflation consistently higher in emerging markets such as Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Food inflation in emerging economies remains stubbornly high despite easing global inflation. Using cross-country data and IMF and FAO insights, this analysis explains why food prices remain sticky, how this

A digital illustration representing the concept of "The Time Value of Money Revisited," with a balanced scale featuring a clock and a money bag, contrasting the lives of a rich businessman and a struggling family amidst cityscapes symbolizing wealth and hardship.

Structural Injustice of TVM analyzes how the time value of money transforms time into guaranteed income, producing inequality, debt dependence, and financial instability. It contrasts this framework with Islamic economic

Illustration showing Bay‘ al-Salam and the time value of money, with Islamic trade symbols, grain sacks, gold coins, an hourglass, a mosque, and a desert caravan, highlighting a fundamental misconception in Islamic finance

This analysis explains Bay‘ al-Salam and clarifies why Bay‘ al-Salam cannot be used to justify higher prices, deferred payment, or the time value of money in Islamic economics, while outlining

A Deeper Look at the World’s Economy

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