GLOBAL ECONOMY

Inequality levels are alarming. Democracy is under threat. If the West is in crisis, is it a global priority?

Canada has strong ties to India, but the economic relationship is miniscule. That can and should change.

Making poverty history by 2030 will require massive increases in private investment, not just public aid, argues Brett House.

Greece’s Syriza is just the first in a wave of leftist parties that rally against austerity. Not since the 1970s has the parliamentary road to socialism been so relevant. By Bryan Evans.

Madelaine Drohan on what to expect from finance in 2015.

Only one week into 2015, and January has proven to […]

John Kirton looks at the role of G20 before next week’s leader summit in Brisbane, Australia.

The BRICS New Development Bank is not just another financial institution, says Roy Culpeper. It is an alternative paradigm of economic growth.

The G20 isn’t and never has been a fixed project, argues Andrew Cooper. And that is its strength.

Both countries benefit from the multilateral system. They can work together to strengthen it, argue Brett House and Kevin English.

Ramesh Thakur on how the Bank challenges the Western-led global economic system.

70 years since Bretton Woods, the multilateral system is once again in need of reinvention. Brett House on what to do.

Brett House and Kevin English on why central bank swaps should be channeled through the IMF.

Brett House on a new proposal that would allow the IMF to help debt-laden countries without forcing them to default.

Less regulation is not the answer, says Andrew Grant.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in favour of Argentina’s holdout creditors has thrown our sovereign debt restructuring mechanisms into doubt, says Brett House.

Signs of a growing backlash against the liberal world order are becoming hard to ignore, says John Hancock.

An interview with Kalpona Akter, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, on building a more responsible industry.

For the WTO to succeed, it needs to supplement its inclusive, consensus-based negotiating processes with softer, more nimble approaches, says Brett House.

If Canada’s financial sector wants to compete, it needs a competitive advantage. Responsible investing could be that advantage, argues Brett House.