Global Economy
After coronavirus: Where the world economy will stand
For all the drama of collapsing output, demand, and jobs in Australia and many economies around the globe, we should expect that output in most countries will begin to recover…
Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN
Digital mates
The online summit between the leaders of Singapore and Australia on Monday didn’t get much attention amid a stock market meltdown and tensions within Australia’s…
What the G20 needs to deliver
The Covid-19 outbreak has rapidly gone from a crisis for China to a crisis for the world. The pandemic is desperately crying out for international leadership.
So far that has…
The IMF ponders international capital flows
The International Monetary Fund is like a priesthood, with long-established beliefs that evolve at a glacial pace. A new managing director presents a rare opportunity for reform…
Democrats on trade, and North Korea: “No hot dish for the dictator”
This is the third of a three-part series of articles examining the Democrats’ and America’s place in the world in the lead-up to the US presidential election. The first…
Economic diplomacy: Rising risks and missing links in a pandemic
China syndrome
Former Trump administration economic adviser Kevin Hassett had a backhanded compliment for Australia amid this week’s financial market turmoil when he described it…
Economic diplomacy: Mahathir’s APEC gamble, and aid corruption
Third turn lucky
It is no surprise that Mahathir Mohamad appears to be savouring a third coming as Malaysia’s prime minister since all three of the country’s broad political…
Interactives
How China is changing the global balance of economic power
China has displaced the United States from its traditional dominance as a major trading partner for most countries of the world.
Australia has an IEA problem, not a fuel security problem
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation focused on ensuring reliable, clean, and affordable energy for its 30 member states. To achieve this aim…
Economic diplomacy: APEC’s future, digital trade deals, and green debt
Back to the future
One of the unreported but intriguing documents in this year’s release of Australian Cabinet papers is a 1999 review of the value of the Asia Pacific…