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Emerging Economies

Mapping a New Era for Latin America, the United States and Europe

Gabriel Sanchez Zinny | Posted 05.21.2013 | Latino Voices
Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

With Latin America on the rise, there are many areas for cooperation, and many problems that demand closer ties.

Investment Grade Philippines: Bouts of Irrational Exuberance?

Richard Javad Heydarian | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Richard Javad Heydarian

While the pre-recession U.S. ignored growing structural imbalances in the real estate sector, financial markets, and external trade relations, the Philippine government is obsessed with emphasizing the boom in the stock markets, real estate and foreign exchange reserves.

'Just Jobs Index' Launches: What the IMF, World Bank and G20 Won't Discuss

Michael Shank | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
Michael Shank

While the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20 meets in Washington DC this weekend to discuss economic growth, a completely differe...

Elevator Assets and the Rules for the New Mercantilism -- Israel, Russia, China and the United States

Edward Goldberg | Posted 06.07.2013 | World
Edward Goldberg

Israel, dubbed the "Start Up Nation," with its increasing economic dependence on technology, could be the first nation to see the beginnings of this covert clash between its human assets and its state policy.

Hotel In Haiti Symbolizes Future Growth

Tanyella Evans | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
Tanyella Evans

Coming to Haiti "for business" may seem like a contradiction in terms to anyone familiar with the headlines on this impoverished nation. Nevertheless,...

Three Trends That Will Shape the Nonprofits of 2043

William Brindley | Posted 04.10.2013 | Impact
William Brindley

Has the role of implementer and beneficiary shifted, or even flipped? I think by considering the following three trends, we can begin to forecast of how future humanitarian work will change in the next 30 years.

The Ties That Bond Us: What Demand For Government Debt Can Tell Us About the Risks Ahead

Takahiro Tsuda | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Takahiro Tsuda

Our new research shows that advanced economies' exposure to refinancing risk and changes in government borrowing costs depend mainly on who is holding the bonds -- the demand side for government debt.

The Ties That Bond Us: What Demand For Government Debt Can Tell Us About the Risks Ahead

Serkan Arslanalp | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Serkan Arslanalp

It's not news that emerging markets can be vulnerable to bouts of market volatility. Investors often pull sudden stops--they stop buying or start sell...

Ours Are Emerging Times

Felix Marquardt | Posted 04.29.2013 | World
Felix Marquardt

The new actors of globalization aren't concepts or acronyms; they aren't even regions or countries. They are individual women and men, and it is time we became acquainted with them.

Global Economy: Some Bad News and Some Hope

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 12.09.2012 | Business
Olivier Blanchard

The world economic recovery continues, but it has weakened further. In advanced countries, growth is now too low to make a substantial dent in unemployment. And in major emerging countries, growth that had been strong earlier has also decreased.

Is Shadow Banking Dangerous for You?

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 11.12.2012 | World
Otaviano Canuto

Are all financial activities that operate outside the regular banking system bad? Is anything that is lightly regulated or not regulated at all dangerous for the economy and bad for you?

Now's The Time To Buy That Jet You've Always Dreamed Of

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.31.2012 | Business

Want to be fly like a G6? Now may be the right time to get into the market. The trade-in value for private jets has declined by as much as 50 perc...

Signs of Fiscal Progress: Will It Be Enough?

Carlo Cottarelli | Posted 09.17.2012 | Business
Carlo Cottarelli

In emerging economies there's a pause in fiscal adjustment this year and next, but this too is generally appropriate, given that many of these countries have low debt and deficits.

Risks to Financial Stability Increase, Bold Action Needed

José Viñals | Posted 09.16.2012 | Business
José Viñals

Emerging economies are facing a twin challenge: dealing with the impact from advanced economies' troubles, while confronting increasing home-grown vulnerabilities.

America's Missed Opportunities in Latin America

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.16.2012 | World
Hoyt Hilsman

Latin America presents enormous opportunities for the U.S. in terms of economic and political cooperation, but we continue to squander these opportunities as we squabble among ourselves over issues like immigration and drug policies.

Getting To Know India's New Collectors

Posted 02.22.2012 | Arts

Newly keen on art as investment, Indian collectors are coming out of the woodwork to invigorate the country's previously dormant contemporary art scen...

How to Exit the Danger Zone: IMF Update on Global Financial Stability

José Viñals | Posted 04.02.2012 | Business
José Viñals

The global financial system remains fragile. It is urgent to restore confidence in the euro area and beyond. Otherwise we run the risk of a deepening of the crisis, with far-reaching global economic and social consequences.

In 2012, Global Economy 'A Tale Of Two Worlds'

Posted 12.24.2011 | Business

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe faces another year of dismal economic performance in 2012 that will weigh on global growth, but emerging markets and the...

Emerging Economies Are Prospering as the West Muddles Through

Richard Attias | Posted 01.30.2012 | Business
Richard Attias

The takeaway: keep things in perspective, and don't become overly preoccupied with Europe's problems.

A New Role for China?

Richard Attias | Posted 01.21.2012 | Business
Richard Attias

In a wide-ranging speech President Hu Jintao surveyed the global landscape, touching on the environment, the world's economy, and the internal problems that China faces.

APEC's Economic Game-Changers

Richard Attias | Posted 01.11.2012 | Business
Richard Attias

As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gets ready for its CEO summit this weekend, all eyes will be on the leaders of those countries that are not just weathering the global downturn but booming.

Ben Bernanke: U.S. Should Learn From Emerging Economies

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.28.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that long-term unemployment is a "national crisis" and suggested that Congress...

G20 'Committed To Strong And Coordinated' Effort To Fix Economy

AP | Posted 11.23.2011 | Business

SEOUL, South Korea -- The Group of 20 leading advanced and emerging economies are vowing to work together to boost the struggling global economy and f...

World Bank President To Major Economies: 'Time For Muddling Through Is Over'

Posted 11.14.2011 | Business

(Lesley Wroughton) - The head of the World Bank said Wednesday the world had entered a new economic danger zone and that Europe, Japan and the Uni...

Interest Rates and Investor Decisions: The Long and Short of It

Erik Oppers | Posted 11.13.2011 | Business
Erik Oppers

What drives the investment decisions of investors with a longer time horizon? Our research found these investors generally do not look at differences in interest rates among countries when deciding where to invest.