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China will likely pursue a new economic model to drive a smooth transition in growth engines, potentially providing an ...

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Resilience is a relevant concept for all of us—humans, leaders, companies, cities and institutions. While its application is varied, the goal is the same: to create a stable, successful future that ...

Twenty years ago Joshua Cooper Ramo, a consultant, first wrote about the “Beijing consensus”. The Washington consensus of financial liberalisation, floating currencies and openness to foreign capital ...

Compare how the Nordic model's high taxes fund social welfare with the U.S.'s lower taxes and limited social support, ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than US$2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these ...

Bolivia's natural gas exports have halved in the last decade Without gas revenue, government spending drained hard currency Dollar reserves plummeted to under $2 bln from $15 bln in 2014 Economic ...

Over the years, I have had the privilege of engaging governors, mayors, ministers, ambassadors, investors, business ...

INGOLSTADT, Germany—Christian Scharpf, the mayor of this city of 140,000, Germany’s second richest, is looking for ways to save close to €100 million. Carmaker Audi, headquartered here near the Danube ...

Bihar's Development Journey Over the past two decades, Bihar has made significant strides in various social and economic ...