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asia

Asian cooperation hanging on a handshake

27/10/2014(0)
The APEC summit is just over a week away and all stops are out in Beijing to make it an economic and diplomatic triumph, despite the huge underlying challenges ... Read More
investing

Investing: Can you retire on $1 million?

24/10/2014(0)
Probably. But you have to be smart about your investments and your withdrawals. some tips. If you read any financial advertising, you know that your savings are inadequate, and ... Read More
trade-TPP

The TPP’s Missing Ingredient

23/10/2014(0)
Looking for ways to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, US President Barack Obama’s administration is seeking to press ahead with the mega-regional free-trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific ... Read More
shanghai

The future of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

17/10/2014(0)
China recently reaffirmed that it backs India and Pakistan becoming members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). At the 14th meeting of the Council of Heads of States of ... Read More
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The Age of Vulnerability

13/10/2014(0)
Two new studies show, once again, the magnitude of the inequality problem plaguing the United States. The first, the US Census Bureau’s annual income and poverty report, shows that, ... Read More
hong kong

Hong Kong protests about economics as much as democracy

10/10/2014(0)
For years, Beijing has feared colour revolutions. Now, it has one on Chinese soil. The Occupy Central movement has morphed into the Umbrella Revolution. Tens of thousands of Hong ... Read More
climate change

Will there be a China–US deal on climate change?

08/10/2014(0)
For many years China and the United States have faced off over climate change. Now, climate change action is one of the few things the two powers can agree ... Read More
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When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy

06/10/2014(0)
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting ... Read More
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Economists can’t tell Scots how to vote

17/09/2014(0)
Here is the bad news if you haven’t made up your mind whether to vote for Scotland to become independent – economic analysis cannot give you the answer. That ... Read More
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Oil Production 2014

17/09/2014(0)
The world’s oil supply has shrunk considerably over the last few decades. Countries, mostly in the Middle East, with what seemed like a never-ending amount of oil, have begun ... Read More
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