Global Economy
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Where economics and geopolitics meet
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), repeatedly described as the 21st century platinum-standard trade agreement, is in trouble.
The latest round of negotiations has ended in…
Reports
Policy ideas for the Brisbane G20 Summit: Reflections on Think20 2014
This issue of the Monitor contains reflections on Think20 2014. The Think20 involves think tanks and academics from G20 countries, and aims to feed policy ideas into the G20…
Commentary
The challenge of repairing G20
In this article for Nikkei Report, Stephen Grenville outlines the challenges the G20 faces in its reform process. Stephen Grenville
Commentary
Good start to G20 but hard road to deliver results
In this opinion piece for The Australian Financial Review, Mike Callaghan argues Australia's chairing of the G20 is off to a good start but there is still a long road to…
China's selective reading of G20 Finance Ministers' recommendations
Finance ministers and central bank governors from countries representing 85% of the world's economic output who gathered in Sydney last weekend agreed to lift their combined five…
Why Asian economies are not about to repeat the 1997-98 financial crisis
The business press is full of dire predictions about sudden capital outflows from emerging economies, with a growing list of 'fragile' countries. Few commentators can resist…
Global renewable-energy investment: Glass half empty, glass half full
With the Australian Government last week announcing a review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET), it's a good time to look back on how the sector has developed internationally…
G20 Sydney Finance Ministers' Meeting: They came, they saw, but did they conquer?
Well, not all G20 finance ministers came to Sydney this weekend. No-shows were from South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and the World Bank president.
The Guardian reported that…
Battle of the internet giants: Facebook, WhatsApp and the rise of China's WeChat
Facebook's hefty US$19 billion purchase in cash and stocks of WhatsApp has stunned Silicon Valley, but could it be that the acquisition was partly motivated by the stunning rise…
What to expect from the Sydney G20 Finance Ministers' meeting
G20 finance ministers and central-bank governors will gather in Sydney this weekend. The forecast is for possible showers. But will it rain on Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey’s…