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IMF: A Remarkably Resilient Global Economy, but…
Economic policymakers from around the world are gathered for the Annual World Bank/IMF meetings during a particularly fraught time. In the immediate future, the world faces the potential for a broader war in the Middle East that could lead to a spike in oil prices. In the medium term, geo-economic fragmentation (aka rising protectionism) could affect global growth.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURES (PART THREE): CHINA AS A GLOBAL CREDITOR- THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AND OTHER PROGRAMS
“When you give roses to others, their fragrance lingers on your hand” Chinese President Xi Jin Ping
The Third Rail: Navigating the Geopolitical Power Grid in 2024
January 23, 2024
Joel Ross, who writes the legendary Wall Street newsletter The Ross Rant, sent me a question after reading Karim Pakravan’s recent guest post on EconVue+. Given all the geopolitical trends and events now underway, what is my conclusion about the state of the world, and what does that mean for people trying to make decisions in the new year?
Macroeconomic Color: Indonesian Elections
One of Asia’s most consequential countries went to the polls in the past two weeks, as Indonesia held presidential, parliamentary and local elections on February 15th. Indonesia is the largest and second largest Moslem country I the world, and the third largest democracy globally.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURES: THE VIEW FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH-BRICS
This is the second in a series of articles about global financial developments analyzing the changing Global Financial Architecture in the age of confrontation between the West and the Global South. In the first article, we presented the presents the background of the emergence of challenges to the Western-dominated Global Financial Architecture. This article focuses on he BRICS
Global Financial Architectures: A Decoupling
This is the first in a series of articles about global financial developments analyzing the changing Global Financial Architecture in the age of confrontation between the West and the Global South. In the first article, we present the presents the background of the emergence of challenges to the Western-dominated Global Financial Architecture. Other articles will analyze the GFA 2.0 institutions.
Wishing our world for a peaceful 2024
While I studied at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, our founding dean and senior diplomat Professor Kishore Mahbubani optimistically told us, “War, after centuries of being a scourge for humanity, is now becoming a sunset industry.” Unfortunately, nowadays that “sunset industry” is reviving, from the Russia-Ukraine war to the Israel-Hamas war.
October 29 Comment to International Finance Forum 20th anniversary meeting in Guangzhou
For video delivery, 14:00 CST, Sunday, October 29, 2023; 23:00 PDT, Saturday, October 28, 2023
(Marsha Vande Berg, member of the IFF Academic Committee; Independent Corporate Director and Advisor with expertise in Asia Pacific capital markets. Former Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Pension & Investment Institute)