Global Economy and Development

A man watches a screen at the Reuters office in London in this undated handout photo.
Canadian publisher Thomson Corp. is in talks to buy Reuters Group Plc for about 8.6 billion pounds ($17 billion) to create the world's biggest financial news and data company, the two companies said on May 1, 2007.
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From economic analysis to inclusive growth

Kemal Derviş and Karim Foda

Monday, January 23, 2017

Billionaire philanthropist Gates attends the WEF annual meeting in Davos

Davos: We need a global operating system reset to make the SDGs work

Homi Kharas and John McArthur

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Wearing a Peruvian shawl, U.S President Barack Obama poses for a family photo at the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSSIC5

Trump’s Asia summit dilemma: Irritant or opportunity?

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a USA Thank You Tour event at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTX2V9H1

The coming short-termism

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Employees work at an electric car production line in Weifang, Shandong province, China December 1, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RC18624BAC90

A more productive debate about productivity

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference following the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Montreal

Trudeau’s biggest decision you’ve never heard of

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

An election worker marks votes down on an official tally board outside a convention center where the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has been tallying votes from congressional and local elections in Manila May 22, 2007.

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The win-win fantasy of liberal democracy

Monday, December 5, 2016

A woman votes during municipal elections at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes - RTX2R2RU

Understanding Latin America’s new political paradigm

Monday, November 7, 2016

European Union countries flags are seen at the Bratislava Castle (Hrad) during the European Union summit- the first one since Britain voted to quit- in Bratislava, Slovakia, September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman - RTSO0AZ

A progressive political alliance for Europe

Thursday, October 20, 2016

A man counts his currency after buying food from a street side restaurant in New Delhi, India, February 29, 2016. India unveiled a fire-fighting budget on Monday that seeks to win back support among rural voters for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and sustain growth against a grim global backdrop - all without borrowing more. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RTS8JNA

Global Economy Remains Mired in Swamp of Low Growth

Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda

Sunday, October 2, 2016