Category: Business & Economics
91 Articles
- Business & Economics
Critical Minerals and South Africa’s G20 Strategy
Introduction The global energy transition depends on secure and sustainable access to critical minerals, which are essential for renewable energy technologies, digital…
September 15, 2025
- Business & Economics
Germany, China, and the End of the Post-Wall World
Germany and China in the Post-Wall World For a quarter century following the fall of the Berlin Wall, mainstream sentiment in the newly united Germany believed the country had…
September 3, 2025
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Re-thinking the EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Bottom-up Approach
Introduction In April 2021, the European Union released the “EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,” a roughly 8,000-word document that details the EU’s intention…
July 10, 2025
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Cultural Understanding as a Driver of Success in Global Labor Markets
Introduction Policymakers and scholars have often highlighted how multinational corporations (MNCs) are uniquely positioned to advance women’s empowerment in developing…
July 9, 2025
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‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs: A Solution in Search of a Problem
The State of Play: A Trade War Begins On April 2, 2025, the White House issued an executive order imposing sweeping reciprocal tariffs on imports from all U.S. trade partners,…
July 7, 2025
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Trade Tensions, Oil Sanctions, and the Future of Middle East Oil
Introduction On April 2, the Trump Administration announced global reciprocal tariffs, including the Middle East. Gulf partners were spared from high reciprocal tariffs, with the…
May 13, 2025
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Improving the Return on Investment in US Healthcare
The Low Return on Investment of US Healthcare The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released data showing that US health expenditure rose by 7.5 percent in 2023…
April 7, 2025
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The Zambian Debt Default: A Structuralist Perspective
Debt relief in Zambia has proven to be complex and elusive over the past four years, with the economy held hostage to a long-drawn out process. This failure exemplifies the…
January 9, 2025
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Delivering Promises for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
Introduction The Pakistani government celebrated the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2023 with great fanfare. Prime…
December 16, 2024
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Beyond Financing: Sectoral-Complementary Foreign Direct Investment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Public investment gaps pose challenges to economic development in LAC The COVID-19 crisis has taken a toll on lives and livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),…
November 22, 2024