Since Edelman began measuring trust 20 years ago, it has been spurred by economic growth. This continues in Asia and the Middle East, but not in developed markets, where income inequality is now the more important factor. A majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years’ time, and more than half of respondents globally

The State Bank of Pakistan released its Quarterly Report on 6 January 2020, regarding the state of Pakistan’s economy. According to the report, Pakistan’s economy moved progressively along the adjustment path. Macroeconomic stabilization picked up momentum with the initiation of the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility program.

President Trump responded to Iranian missile strikes on US bases in Iraq saying “... Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! ...” Not only did Trump boast of having the strongest military, but he claimed that, "U.S. armed forces are stronger than ever before."

On Wednesday 8th January, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and Turkey’s leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally launched a Black Sea pipeline that will funnel Russian natural gas via Turkey to Europe. The two leaders inaugurated the ‘TurkStream’ in Istanbul which will carry natural gas through an undersea pipeline stretching 930km from Anapa on the Russian Black Sea Coast to Kiyikay west of Istanbul for Turkish domestic consumption, while a second…