As the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) commence, the world’s economic future appears brighter than it has in some time.The international financial institutions, not to mention many private-sector actors, are projecting significan

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, may be a charter member of what New America Senior Fellow Scott Malcomson calls the “Nationalist International”, but she is not the only “maverick” who is polling well in the run-up to her country’s presidential elec

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When British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed with the European Union in February on revised terms for the United Kingdom’s membership, he insisted that the EU be recognised officially as a “multi-currency union”.With clear limits on European integration in place, on currency

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The year 2015 was difficult, punctuated by declining growth forecasts, horrific terror attacks, massive refugee flows, and serious political challenges, with populism on the rise in many countries.In the Middle East, in particular, chaos and violence has continued to proliferate,

At the recent annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Lima, Peru, one topic that dominated discussions was the slowdown in emerging economy growth.Hailed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis as the new engines of the world economy, the e

The European Union’s economic crises of the last half decade have fuelled the emergence of a deep divide between the northern creditor countries and the southern debtors.Now Europe’s migrant crisis is creating an East-West divide between the countries that are welcoming towards t

Every July, economists, business leaders, NGOs and politicians from around the world gather in Aix-en-Provence, France, for the three-day Rencontres Économiques forum, organised by the Cercle des Économistes. This year’s forum focused on the changing nature of work.