Economy & Business

The institution has shifted its focus toward climate policy and development finance in the last two years, but it should not stray from its global stability mandate.

Newly minted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is hoping to kickstart a “virtuous cycle of growth” with public and private investment.

Global economies must prepare accordingly for the coming Chinese slowdown caused by efforts to pare back the country’s corporate debt.

The next iteration of DeFi must be developed toward an intentional vision for financial inclusion. Financial inclusion means that everyone has the tools to not only meet their daily needs, but to also build wealth for themselves, their families, and their communities. And in turn, greater financial inclusion supports more resilient and robust economies.

C. Boyden Gray Senior Fellow and GeoEconomics Center Deputy Director Julia Friedlander testifies to the House Committee on Financial Services regarding central bank digital currencies.

Spatial inequality is in many ways a macro-critical issue, as it directly interferes with broader sustainable growth goals. As the new Biden administration works to develop solutions to boost rural economies, they need to ensure that all levels of government work closely together to actualize real change.

With China, the story is never so simple. The truth is that China still hasn’t decided which direction its economy is ultimately headed. And we need a credible way to track its trajectory.