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Monday 23/April/2018 14:15 PM

How to negotiate with North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to be setting the stage for an historic deal with US President Donald Trump that would allow his country, like Myanmar...

Monday 23/April/2018 14:12 PM

The 'next eleven' and the world economy

On a recent holiday in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, I couldn’t resist thinking about these countries’ economic potential and ongoing policy challenges....

Sunday 22/April/2018 14:35 PM

A trade tutorial for Trump

US President Donald Trump has declared that America’s $500 billion trade deficit with China means that the US is “down” $500 billion. Apparently, he...

Sunday 22/April/2018 14:31 PM

No blank check for Development Banks

Global financial leaders are convening in Washington, DC, this week for the annual spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary...

Sunday 22/April/2018 14:29 PM

The West’s crisis of confidence

In an age defined by US President Donald Trump’s rage, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revisionism, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s unbridled...

Sunday 22/April/2018 14:26 PM

The trade leadership deficit

For all the concern over trade flows and balances nowadays, the largest deficit the world must confront is one of leadership. With the United States...

Saturday 21/April/2018 15:28 PM

Why China won’t yield to Trump

Last month, US President Donald Trump enacted steel and aluminium tariffs aimed squarely at China. On April 2, China retaliated with tariffs on 128 American...