MILAN — Industrial policy has always been a controversial dimension of growth and development strategies in emerging economies.

 MILAN — Over the last year, the trajectory of Sino-American relations has become indisputable: the United States and China are headed towards a substantial, though not complete, decoupling.

MILAN — Trade and technology development policies almost always have distributional consequences. There may be a few exceptions for which the implementation of a policy produces either gains or no loss for nearly everyone, what economists would call a Pareto improvement.

MILAN — Net-zero commitments are all the rage. Countries, companies, and others worldwide have committed to eliminating their net greenhouse-gas emissions by a particular date — for some, as early as 2030.

HONG KONG  —  November was an extraordinary month.

MILAN  —  The post-pandemic economy’s high inflationary pressures are being powered in part by secular trends and forces, many of which are operating on the supply side.

MILAN  —  Environmental, social and governance considerations are playing an increasingly prominent role in business.

FORT LAUDERDALE  —  From last November’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which promises upgraded American roads, bridges, and broadband, to the recently enacted CHIPS and Science Act, which will allocate more than $52 billion to boosting the American semiconductor in

MILAN — Central banks’ efforts to contain high and rising inflation are fuelling growth headwinds and threatening to tip the global economy into recession.