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  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Chinese politics & policy
    What the coronavirus crisis tells us about Chinese governance

    Errors made in tackling the outbreak expose the basic flaws of the political system

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Palm oil
    Britain could seal Asian trade deal by adopting a fresh attitude to palm oil 

    A proposed ban on the commodity for biofuel would lead to more deforestation

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Health
    Africa’s silent killer: fake drugs

    Nigeria and others must sign up to a new initiative to fight counterfeiters

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    ESG investing
    Democracy is under threat, we must add a D to ESG

    Democracy bonds could empower the fight for human rights

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    Education
    Education in Africa: spend more and do so more efficiently

    The continent’s governments are falling short. Here’s how they can do better

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Argentina
    Dollarisation would not save Argentina

    Ecuador’s experience shows that sound policies are paramount, whatever the currency

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Paul Jackson
    This will be Africa’s century

    Demographics will fuel the continent’s rise in a world of shrinking working-age populations

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Climate change
    Europe’s Green Deal must reach beyond its borders

    Action in Africa and elsewhere needs a streamlined, co-ordinated approach

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Insurance
    Parametrics offer response to extreme climate events

    Nascent form of risk finance can help plug insurance protection gap in emerging markets

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  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    Coronavirus
    Coronavirus and EM equities — what are the risks for investors?

    It is too early to say which of two opposing scenarios will play out

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    Global Economy
    Rethinking Argentina’s debt 

    Big haircuts are not the answer in a crisis of confidence

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    African economy
    Empowering African reform and inclusion

    The fruits of recent advances must be enjoyed more widely

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Climate change
    EM investors can no longer ignore climate change

    The benign consensus for 2020 leaves too much out of the equation

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    Gender politics
    Rural women are biggest victims of Africa’s energy shortfall

    Pioneering solutions that are already in use offer hope for change

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    Money laundering
    African oligarchs turn to Asian offshore destinations

    Light regulation and a full array of services hold the prospect of good old-fashioned plunder

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    Emerging market investing
    Emerging market debt: a case for concern?

    The US yield curve is flatter than normal, echoing conditions that preceded previous crises

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    Emerging markets
    EM banks exposed to stress in FX swaps, a spillover from US repo markets

    Global financial system made vulnerable by the absence of a true lender of last resort

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Paul Hodges
    Automakers face stiff headwinds in big emerging markets

    Brazil, Russia, India and China disappoint as manufacturers face investment demands of EVs

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    Emerging markets
    China will outperform expectations in 2020

    Long-term challenges persist but the balance of risk in the short term is positive

  • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
    Chinese economy
    China’s impending Minsky moment

    Beijing must act now to avoid deeper trouble in the future

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    China’s new foreign investment law is a missed opportunity

    The revised policy regime will not spur needed domestic competition and growth

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    Education
    Ignoring the education of refugee children will create a lost generation

    More than half of displaced minors currently lack access to schools

  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Ageing Populations
    China steps up push to avoid growing old while still poor

    Beijing’s population ageing strategy offers lessons for other countries

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    Mexico
    High-flyer Mexico under pressure

    An inverted yield curve suggests country’s recession is not over yet

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    Taking hostages is routine in Xi Jinping’s China

    The Communist party risks creating an iron curtain of ignorance between the country and the west

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