The Trump administration’s nomination of the son of Jeffrey Epstein associate Leon Black indicates it may withhold much of the Epstein Files.
Development
Trump’s retreat from global development finance institutions like the World Bank risks creating a void that China’s AIIB may capitalize on.
South Africa can see higher growth and less inequality with more public investment in healthcare, education, infrastructure, and the green economy.
As paths to prosperity narrow for developing countries, Sheikh Hasina’s downfall may be a harbinger of greater global instability.
A game of ports is heating up in Central Africa as the West and China back competing green metal transport routes: the Lobito Corridor and TAZARA.
Indonesia’s free school lunch and other social protection programs can have a transformative potential beyond poverty alleviation.
Leaders in the Global South don’t quite agree with the West on the Belt and Road Initiative. For the West to compete with China, collaboration is key.
The export-led model of growth is unlikely to die anytime soon. Digitalization will increase the scale, scope, and speed of trade.
As a lender, it is in China’s interest to consider upfront debt treatment for countries with unsustainable debt burdens.
Higher interest rates in the U.S. can have a detrimental effect on the economic, political, and social well-being of developing nations.