There is more to good central bank governance than independence
Nov 16, 2016 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Throughout the Presidential campaign Donald Trump repeatedly criticised the United States Federal Reserve, accusing it of creating a big fat ugly bubble through its monetary decisions, among many other things. Trumps...
Modi's surgical strike on black money relies on uptake of electronic payments
Nov 16, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis decision to demonetise Rs500 and RS1,000 notes on November 8 came with very little warning. The decision, targeted at people hoarding black money, had to be executed swiftly to stop...
South Africa needs to get out of its petrochemicals cul-de-sac
Nov 16, 2016 11:22 am UTC| Insights & Views
Over the past few years South Africa has suffered because of the poor state of its electricity industry. The country has experienced rolling blackouts, huge cost overruns and long delays in the delivery of new power...
Trump and Brexit: the rise of the right or a political coincidence?
Nov 16, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Insights & Views
When Donald Trump promised that his election would be Brexit plus plus plus, many of us took him at his word. Britains Brexit vote had been momentous, and unsettling for politicians of most stripes, not simply because of...
Greece economy rallies while Germany stutters but restraint still required
Nov 16, 2016 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Finally, some good news from Greece. It appears that the long-running contraction of the countrys economy has finally halted and there is some hope it has begun to enjoy modest growth. There is no reason for too much...
South Korea's president is facing an uncertain future of protest and scrutiny
Nov 16, 2016 11:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Political upheaval, mass protest, and an unpopular president facing a criminal investigation. No, not the US after the election of Donald Trump but the very messy current situation in the public life of South...
Britain's obession with net migration makes it a global anomaly
Nov 16, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
Ever since David Cameron pledged to significantly reduce net migration back in 2010, the term has featured prominently within British political and media debates. The Vote Leave campaign made net migration a central theme...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned