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Volatility pushes down GDP forecasts
News, Published on 28/04/2025
» By many metrics, the world is facing record levels of turmoil, both in terms of the global economy and the geopolitical landscape. This new world disorder reflects a wide variety of factors, leaving investors and business leaders wondering how best to hedge against so much uncertainty.
Beware the false promise of tariffs
Oped, Published on 19/04/2025
» In this era of growing protectionism, defending globalisation can feel like a losing proposition. But rather than retreat from the debate, it is more urgent than ever to spell out the costs of a trade war, which threatens to accelerate the fragmentation of the global economy because it is really a war on trade itself. To challenge the logic behind the US administration's protectionist agenda effectively, we must first understand it in clear and concrete terms.
Twelve questions for would-be philanthropists
Oped, Published on 24/12/2024
» At this time of year, many people pause to reflect on the true meaning of philanthropy, asking themselves: What is the best way to give? To whom should I give? And, perhaps most importantly, why should I give?
The hazard of lower interest rates
Oped, Published on 20/06/2024
» When interest rates decline and stabilise, financial-market participants tend to take on greater leverage and risk. The challenge for regulators, then, is to prevent those risks from becoming systemic and causing a broader economic crisis.
What should development assistance actually do?
Oped, Published on 11/08/2021
» Development aid is one of the most important policy tools that rich countries have for transferring resources to help poor ones. Between 1960 and 2013, OECD countries gave $3.5 trillion (in 2009 dollars) (117 trillion baht) of official development assistance (ODA). Approximately $568 billion (in 2003 dollars) went to African countries.
Deutsche Bank scandal could potentially save the EU
Business, Published on 02/11/2016
» The multi-billion-dollar fine recently imposed by the US government on Germany's Deutsche Bank for mis-selling mortgage securities in the US has done little to improve confidence in the EU, which remains plagued by slow economic growth, high unemployment, immigration challenges and mounting uncertainty. What the Deutsche Bank scandal has done is shine a light on a last-resort option -- a kind of Hail Mary pass in American football terms -- that could potentially save the European project.
Is traditional banking unbreakable?
Business, Published on 16/11/2015
» It is a rare industry nowadays that is not at risk of being upended by digital technology. Amazon, having swept away bookshops, is now laying siege to the rest of the retail sector. In transportation, Uber is outrunning traditional taxi companies, while Airbnb is undermining the foundations of the hotel industry. Meanwhile, smartphones are transforming how we communicate and revolutionising the way we discover and patronise businesses.