Insight into Central Banks

A central bank is an important institution for many different countries.  With the responsibility of managing a country’s money supply, a central bank works to provide stability to the economy of it’s country. A central bank is owned by the respective country’s government. However, in order to make sure that political decisions do not influence…

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ISIS in Iraq

In June 2014, a group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant challenged the Iraqi government.  Led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group (also known as ISIS) has taken control over large areas of the country in the west and the north, including several strategic towns on the border of Syria. One…

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