International Economics

15 Nov 2012

Fresh from yet another meeting in Brussels on Europe's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde yesterday kicked off a three-country tour of Southeast...

5:02AM

What bank research reports don't tell you about the yuan

23 Aug 2012

Yet another research report about how the yuan is set to challenge the US dollar as the world's dominant reserve currency popped into my e-mail inbox yesterday.

7:21AM

How to turn 'resource curse' into blessing

13 Aug 2012

New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries raise an important question: will these windfalls be a blessing that brings prosperity and hope, or a political and economic curse...

11:14AM

IMF takes a softer line on yuan

26 Jul 2012

The International Monetary Fund called China's currency 'moderately undervalued' and expressed confidence the mainland economy will grow by 8 per cent this year - faster than the government's...

10:19PM

If you want the real outlook, read forecasts back to front

26 Jul 2012

The International Monetary Fund gets a terrible press. It's not always deserved.

Over the last few days the IMF has taken a hammering following the publication of a resignation...

10:19PM

On its own

12 Jul 2012

The euro zone crisis rumbles on. Just when European policymakers reach a semblance of consensus, further twists emerge, rendering each action one step behind the rapidly unfolding events.

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7:47PM

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

5 comments

4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Flagging demand saps China's trade

China's foreign trade lost steam last month as external and internal headwinds crimped demand, piling pressure on the government to step up measures to bolster the flagging momentum.

7:43PM

Rebalancing is beginning, but it won't be easy

There has been a lot of misguided chatter over the last five years about how China's economy has been rebalancing towards a more healthy and sustainable growth trajectory.

Now,...

7:38PM

Tips from the top

It's a poor climate for investing. Equities are volatile and prone to regular sell-offs on euro-zone-related news. Hong Kong interest rates are low, depressing yields on deposits and bonds.

7:36PM

Chinese FDI falls for first time in 9 years

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China fell for the first time in nine years in 2011 as the eroding value of businesses in developed nations put merger and acquisition plans on hold.

7:27PM

Letters

Not won over by Yam's arguments

Joseph Yam Chi-kwong is an honest person.

6:36PM

BRICS should get bigger say in IMF

The growing financial might of China and the other nations of the BRICS group is well known, but underappreciated. Their US$85 billion pledge this week to the International Monetary Fund's crisis-...

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