Global Economy and Development

A general view shows the opening ceremony of the 22nd Ordinary Session of the African Union summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2014. The new president of Madagascar called on Thursday for an international donor conference in the next three months to help his island state recover from a political and economic crisis triggered by a coup five years ago. President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, who was sworn into office this month after elections passed off calmly in December, made his appeal at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1EA1U1GA201

INVITÉ AFRIQUE Podcast Landry Signé: Les leaders africains devraient être plus responsables

Jean-Jacques Louarn and Landry Signé

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Yi Gang, governor, People's Bank of China

China’s new central banker is just as important as the Fed’s

March 19, 2018

Russian President and Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin attends a news conference at his campaign headquarters in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1E350BC880

The future of Putin’s illusion

Sergey Aleksashenko

Monday, March 19, 2018

A woman stands behind a machine that is part of a toothpaste manufacturing line at the Unilever factory in Lagos, Nigeria January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RC18940C2B90

Capturing Africa’s high returns

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson receives a cup of brewed coffee during a traditional coffee ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC18537C32D0

Tillerson should not focus only on security during Africa trip

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly

Monday, March 12, 2018

A Venezuelan woman covers her mouth as she makes her way to the line at the Simon Bolivar bridge to cross into Venezuela from Villa del Rosario village in Colombia August 25, 2015. The ongoing crisis on the border between Colombia and Venezuela should not be used for political point-scoring by leaders in either country ahead of elections in coming months, the Colombian government said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez - GF10000182743

Neighbor nations can’t bear costs of Venezuelan refugee crisis alone

Dany Bahar and Sebastian Strauss

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

A shopper makes a purchase at the J.C. Penney department store in North Riverside, Illinois, U.S., November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski - RC1A6FA90D40

Have we dodged the secular stagnation bullet?

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ahead of G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Wang Zhao/Pool - S1AETZGTCCAA

Australia has to stand up behind rules-based trade

Joshua P. Meltzer and Andrew Shearer

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Photo: African leaders at Continental Free Trade Agreement signing

The CFTA and industrialization go hand-in-hand

February 19, 2018

Indonesian youths fill up job application forms on laptops provided by the organizers at Kompas Karier Fair in Jakarta August 22, 2014. Employment levels rose for the second consecutive month in July, Although the pace of job creation was modest, it was the largest rise in workforce numbers since July 2013. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EA8M18G601

The future of economic convergence

Tuesday, February 13, 2018