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WTO Boosts Forecast on Global Trade Growth in 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2017 | Business

The World Trade Organization on Thursday said that global trade will rebound strongly in 2017 as commerce rebounded strongly, but cautioned that major threats could still derail the positive trajectory. “Growth of 3.6 percent would represent a substantial...

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President Donald Trump walks to the White House after arriving on Marine One, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US Prevails in an Unusual G-20 Communique

by Mohamed A. El-Erian | Mar 25, 2017 | Opinion

In one of the most highly anticipated Group of 20 communiques in a long time, the US administration appears to have prevailed over the objections of many countries, including from Europe, Australia and China. In an outcome that not so long ago would have been deemed...

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‘Reform’ Isn’t the Answer for Everything

by Satyajit Das | Feb 15, 2017 | Opinion

Nearly a decade after the global financial crisis, the recovery remains disappointing and nothing — neither massive fiscal stimulus, nor record-low rates, nor generous injections of liquidity by central banks — seems to be helping. Policymakers from...

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Opinion: Blatant interference is the new normal

by Hussein Shobokshi | Aug 9, 2013 | Opinion

Industrialized countries often show pride in their free markets, and the non-interference of the governments in economic affairs. This idea can no longer be supported these days, following a number of decisions made by some governments, which displayed obvious...