The transnational network of criminal activity and illicit trade is not only growing, but it is also becoming an even larger threat than it has been in the past.
Despite debate about when the Chinese economy will be larger than that of the United States, hidden income, a potentially undervalued currency, environmental degradation and wasted investment make it difficult to determine the true size of China's economy.
China’s domestic development drive has prompted it to develop trade relations with Latin America. While generating positive economic results for both sides in the short-term, the threat of Latin America once again falling into a pattern of export dependency—this time with China—looms large.
The EU, which has worked for decades on North Africa’s development, must step up its efforts to bolster the region’s private sector and dismantle its own agricultural protectionism.
Despite its impressive list of attendees, the World Economic Forum—known simply as “Davos”—is neither as exclusive or conspiratorial as its critics claim nor as world-transforming as its supporters imagine.
Despite their immense differences, both Cuba and Europe must enact profound changes to their economic models. If they are unable to do so, both are doomed to fail.
In China, with its already too-low household consumption, forcing households to finance another banking crisis would only add to the difficulties Beijing faces in its efforts to rebalance the nation’s economy.
Developing countries are emerging as the new engine of global growth, but this success has led to new challenges that policy makers must overcome if their countries are to continue driving the world economy forward.
The United States and China have already seen an improvement in bilateral ties in the months leading up to President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington and this positive momentum should be maintained going forward.
During Chinese President Hu's state visit to Washington, he and President Obama will likely discuss the four key economic issues of currency revaluation, the trade balance, China's domestic imbalances, and the internationalization of the renminbi.























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