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    China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers

    FOR DECADES China has put foreign capital to work. Officials encouraged Western firms to trade technology for access to its vast market, helping...

    Manmohan Singh was India’s economic freedom fighter

    IT IS FITTING that Manmohan Singh, who unshackled Indian trade and industry as the country’s finance minister in 1991, was the son of...

    Why fine wine and fancy art have slumped this year

    OENOPHILES, ART aficionados, petrolheads and all those who like the finer things in life have, alas, not had the best year. The prices...

    Just how frothy is America’s stockmarket?

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and for investors in America’s stockmarket that is saying something. They have had a marvellous...

    Don’t count on monetary policy to make housing affordable

    WHY IS HOUSING so expensive? Explanations have tended to fall into two camps. One emphasises a gummed-up supply side: a range of restrictions...

    Why Brazil’s currency is plunging

    THE BRAZILIAN real holds an ignominious title this year: it is the worst-performing major currency, down by more than 20% to a record...

    The search for the world’s most efficient charities

    GIVING IS BIG business. In 2023 Americans alone handed $557bn to charities, according to the Giving USA annual report. So identifying which charities...

    Conflict is remaking the Middle East’s economic order

    Iran is boxed in as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Turkey look to capitalise

    Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia

    EVERY BUSINESS in Ukraine has a reference point. For Mykhailo Travetsky, a farmer in Pryluky, it was the first six weeks of the...

    The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries

    Impoverished countries do not have much in common. Half the population of Niger, a landlocked African nation beset by military coups, live in...

    The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation

    A lot is riding on the numbers after the decimal point. In the argot of investors, inflation in America is back to having...

    What a censored speech says about China’s economy

    At this time of year, many policymakers want to know how fast their economies will grow in the year ahead. China’s leaders set...
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