EM countries hoping to dodge middle income trap need manufacturing and innovation

Clampdown on excesses signals downward pressure on commodities, US rates and earnings

Where one household, one latrine is unrealistic, shared facilities are a huge advance

Amnesty scheme will recover unpaid taxes and broaden the tax base in future

Government targets private investment to help speed up change, driving rural and urban growth

Failure to enforce EU anti-money laundering rules will have far-reaching consequences

Commuter traffic gets more green as emissions are tackled

Failure to attract interest at latest bidding round shows need for regulatory reform

Creeping renationalisation of the banks is no way to drive investment and growth

Prosperity will support the republic’s bid for international recognition

Rising middle class would face harsh lesson if WMPs market collapses

Government and development banks alone cannot pick up $480bn tab

Private sector can help address misperceptions and a funding gap

Without investment in manufacturing, continent faces a Malthusian crisis

Foreign capital flows may be embarking on a fourth great wave

Developing nations can develop their own un-American growth themes to save the planet

Developing countries have found it especially hard to save for rainy days

Hopes of foreign investors have been dashed in past two years but that is changing