Global Developments And Analysis
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (15-21 April 2024)

Economic

Migration Looms Large Over Year of Elections

Migration is as old as humankind and the movement of homo sapiens out of Africa. Today, it’s an incendiary political topic that divides...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (08-14 April 2024)

Economic

What overcapacity? China says its industries are simply more competitive

The last day of U.S. Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to China coincided with the strongest retort yet from Beijing...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (01-07 April 2024)

Economic
How the West lost control of the gold market

The first sign of an impending shift was that, in first few months after the Fed embarked on a sharp rate-hike cycle in March 2022, gold did...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (25-31 March 2024)

Economic

Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?

Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (18-24 March 2024)

Economic

With ‘made-by-China’ under US pressure, Mexican trade probes spark concerns over curbs

Mexican tariffs on Chinese steel products indicate a willingness to accommodate US demands, analysts...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (11-17 March 2024)

Economic

U.S. and China Extend Landmark Bilateral Deal, Very Quietly

When a landmark science and technology agreement between the U.S. and China reached its expiration in late February without an...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (04-10 March 2024)

Economic

China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: Red Sea crisis ‘a big challenge’ for Beijing, says ambassador

China’s diplomats in the Middle East are looking at ways to respond to the “big challenge” in the...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (26 February- 03 March 2024)

Economic

WTO digital tax freeze in spotlight as India, others rue lost revenue

A moratorium on taxing digitally transmitted products, from movies and music to software and industry data, faces a...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (19-25 February 2024)

Economic

Beijing warns China’s US$63 trillion financial sector: serve the real economy and enrich lives

China’s financial sector needs to focus on supporting the real economy and must refrain from “...

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (12-18 February 2024)

Economic

China puts high expectations on ‘new productive forces’ in search for sustainable growth engines

In recent communications, China’s leaders and media have frequently used the phrase “new...

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