Economy

Germany’s debt binge will backfire without supply-side reforms

Economy Daniel Lacalle - December 1, 2025.

Germany’s government is making the same mistakes that France committed years ago. The idea that more government spending and borrowing will reverse the stagnation created...

Behind the façade of unity the Basel Consensus is cracking

Finances Howard Davies - November 30, 2025.

Ask a room of central bankers how many want a less stable financial system, and you will see few (if any) hands go up. Ask how...

Building a culture of protection

Technology Elise Quevedo - November 30, 2025.

With less than a month until Christmas, I feel a responsibility to raise a topic that continues to grow every year. Digital hoaxes and scams...

Diamonds are not forever - Is Africa's success story ending?

Economy TA | AP Insight - November 29, 2025.

In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and...

How can the IMF be competent again?

Economy Emre Alkin - November 29, 2025.

The International Monetary Fund, or IMF for short. Established in 1944, right after World War II, the IMF’s main goal was to create a more...

The US does not have many options for curbing the public debt

Economy Jeffrey Frankel - November 28, 2025.

In the United States, public debt now stands at 99% of GDP. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects it to reach 107% of GDP by...

The EU cannot remain a bystander in the critical raw material chain

Economy Nicola Beer - November 26, 2025.

When US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year truce in their trade war, temporarily easing China’s strict export controls...

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