SINGAPORE - Much has been said in recent weeks about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and US trade relations with Asia-Pacific countries following the election of Donald Trump as the ...

What conditions lead to world-changing innovation? It’s an important question for business and government leaders. Contrary to the traditional notion of the solitary scientist, new products, services ...

One of the strongest justifications for the economic liberalization that began in the 1980s is that it not only raised growth rates, but that growth percolated down to the poorest people. True, ...

Is it real or is it pokazukha? This is usually the first question on the minds of Kremlin-watchers when something happens to suggest high-level infighting among Russia's ruling elite. It comes up ...

At the beginning of the 1990s, policy doctors were almost unanimous in advocating a strong dose of capital and financial market liberation for developing countries as a way to improve their prospects ...

(From left) Aditya Birla, Kumar Mangalam Birla, G.D. Birla and B.K. Birla. Kumar Mangalam Birla was just 28 when he took control of the conglomerate in 1995 after his father's death. Photo: Birla ...

Although theory suggests that the real exchange rate should depreciate after a permanent trade liberalization but could appreciate temporarily with a transitory one, little empirical evidence exists.

A fundamental issue in undertaking capital account liberalization is how to reap the benefits from capital market access while coping safely with the risks associated with international capital flows.

Full liberalization of China's interest rates, a critical step for financial reforms, is highly anticipated by the market. The central bank's July announcement that it would remove all restrictions on ...

Saudi Arabian equities climbed after the kingdom opened up its stocks to all foreign investors, a step viewed as critical toward a full liberalization of the market as the Gulf nation looks to boost ...

What conditions lead to world-changing innovation? It’s an important question for business and government leaders. Contrary to the traditional notion of the solitary scientist, new products, services ...