The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership initiative is a grand plan for revitalizing economic growth and enhancing international competitiveness. While Brussels and Washington work to reach a deal, large numbers of interested third countries—even major EU and U.S. trade partners—are left out. […]
This conference aims at addressing issues around the state of world trade and what motivates the Trans-Pacific and Transatlantic Negotiations […]
The Asia and the Pacific region continues to be the global growth leader even as it faces significant development challenges and downside risks. […]
Economic disparities and a widening development gap both among and within Southeast Asian nations are among the most pressing issues facing the region. […]
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Two years after the democratic revolutions in several Arab countries, the economic situation in the region remains precarious. […]
With tighter sanctions on Iran scheduled to go into effect in the second half of this year, global oil prices could spike further, adding uncertainty to fragile global economic prospects. […]
Since opening up to the world in 1979, China’s economy has grown by an astonishing 10 percent, on average, in real terms every year. But many observers have pointed out that China’s recent “rise” is more aptly deemed a “return” to the preeminence it enjoyed before the eighteenth century. […]
Soaring inequality is front and center in the electoral debate. How does the inequality trend in the United States compare with other countries? […]
The next administration will confront numerous domestic economic policy challenges, including persistently high unemployment, a surging national debt, tax and social spending reform, and the energy and climate nexus. […]
2012 has the markings of a difficult year. The future of the euro is inscrutable and Europe is likely already in recession. Growth is slowing in the major emerging economies, and the recovery in the United States remains slow and fragile. […]
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