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GLOBAL ECONOMY

EDITORIALS
Feb 29, 2016
Group of 20 steps up
The G-20 has eclipsed the Group of Eight as a global economic manager but it appears to increasingly resemble that gathering: more symbol than substance.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2016
Global crisis: It's the 15th century all over again
The world has been going through these crises at least since the Middle Ages. They usually take a long time to recover from.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
In search of growth strategies
Restoring growth to the global economy will require the removal of obstacles to investment, efforts to fix dysfunctional labor markets and measures to counteract rising inequality.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2015
The Fed's risk to emerging economies
While the Fed's rate hike, prudently accompanied by an emphasis on small and gradual steps, may not turn out to be a trigger, the concerns about the knock-on effects are legitimate.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Don't rule out a global recession next year
The global economy is not flirting with a new recession yet, but it's not a remote possibility either.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015
Global economy is heading for a perfect storm
A perfect storm composed of three financial crises is poised to batter the global economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2015
Can the BRICS fulfill their former promise?
The ability of the BRICS countries to develop institutions that support greater economic freedom, with more reliance on market competition and less on government, will likely be the main determinant of their long-term success.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2015
Time to seize the sustainable future
The transition to a green economy now seems to be a certainty, rather than a hopeful aspiration, as growing public acceptance and technological advances make investments in clean energy increasingly practical.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2015
The AIIB key to Beijing's new economic order
China's approach to creating an infrastructure bank that will knit Asia into a Sino-centric economic order could prove to be a nightmare.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2015
Development finance with Chinese features?
If China can help find a way to balance the need for high standards and safeguards in project lending with the imperative of rapid loan dispersion, global economic governance would benefit significantly.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 4, 2015
An Asian community can wait
Japan should not join the AIIB until the criteria for monitoring its investments are clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2015
AIIB and global governance
If Western leaders really do believe in innovation, competition and meritocracy, they should welcome the AIIB.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2015
Is low growth the global economy's new norm?
While no one should expect a return to the pre-crisis boom years, the right government incentives encourage more robust economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2015
CCP will do what it takes to keep China growing
The Chinese government is using every tool it has to keep its long growth run going.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2015
Globalism in need of revival
Heavily dependent on other countries for markets and resources, Japan must take a leading role in promoting globalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2015
AIIB rise reflects new economies
A planned Chinese-led investment bank may not have been the major theme at a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs, but it drew significant attention amid the growing presence of emerging economies.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
The not so spectacular BRICs?
According to one forecast, most BRIC economies will fail to meet long-range growth expectations.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2015
Carefully tune economic policies
At a time when the global economy remains weak, Japan should carefully consider what policies to pursue to put itself on a path of stable recovery.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2015
Global economy's Chinese headwinds
Last year, interest rates were supposed to start rising in the U.S. and U.K. and quantitative easing would deliver increased inflation in Japan. Twelve months later, economic headwinds from China are a major reason why normality seems as distant as ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2015
China's looming G-20 moment
Chinese President Xi Jinping certainly will not pass up the chance to ensure that the G-20 agenda serves China's interests next year.

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