Most worrying is what Maurice Obstfeld at the Peterson Institute recently called “a deep distrust of economic openness” – a bipartisan consensus that the open trade which has been nurtured …
During the next 10 years, the bank suggests, an unprecedented 1.2 billion young people in the Global South will become working-age adults. Meanwhile, the job market is only expected to …
Yet double standards have persisted. This shows that the rules-based order is not just imperfect but fundamentally flawed. Countries such as China have called for “an international order based on …
Switzerland hosted the event with the hope of laying the groundwork for a peace process inclusive of Russia, though Moscow was not invited. US President Joe Biden also opted not …
Take the example of the European Union, which built on the more than US$100 billion the bloc has already provided in financial, humanitarian, emergency, budget and military support to Kyiv. …
The group last year began to expand its membership as it looks to challenge a world order dominated by Western economies, with Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the …
Historically, Western polices have triggered China’s engagement with what is now termed the Global South. In the 19th century, Western powers made China doubt its place in the world by …
While Europe dominates the more lucrative market for processed coffee (such as instant coffee), the low value-added market for unprocessed coffee (such as raw beans) is dependent on poorer countries …
Building a community with a shared future for mankind is the noble goal pursued by China in advancing major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics for the new era. The world has …
Digital industries are the next frontier for developing Asian economies seeking to grow and prosper. As the world sees more technological competition and fragmentation, these countries risk falling further behind …