New Atlanticist

Dec 9, 2020

China’s economic transformation must change its relationship with the world, says World Bank President David Malpass

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Katherine Golden</span>

China’s fourteenth five-year plan has set its aims high: achieving a majority middle-class country, through income redistribution, reducing economic inequality, and property reform and ownership. But China’s drive to reform its economy “means that China needs to also then have a different relationship with the rest of the world,” according to World Bank President David Malpass.

China Coronavirus

New Atlanticist

Dec 7, 2020

US investors face half-baked Trump restrictions on Chinese securities

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Jeremy Mark</span>

As the Trump administration tries to accelerate economic decoupling from China before leaving office, it has turned its attention to international finance by targeting investments in Chinese companies designated as threats to US national security. In that process, it is injecting uncertainty into markets by forcing investors to adjust to rapidly evolving restrictions.

China Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Dec 7, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Feta cheese and the EU-China agreement on geographical indications

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Marc L. Busch</span>

Marc Busch writes that the EU-China trade deal is a wake up call for the United States and an indication that the US agriculture industry needs an intellectual property strategy.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Dec 1, 2020

ECB President outlines her plans for overcoming the second wave of economic damage from COVID

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >David A. Wemer</span>

Although lockdowns are beginning to ease across Europe after a brutal second wave of coronavirus infections in October and November, governments need to prepare for a second economic hit, Christine Lagarde said on December 1.

Coronavirus Digital Policy

EconoGraphics

Dec 1, 2020

Global QE Tracker

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >GeoEconomics Center</span>

This Global QE Tracker allows users to compare the major central banks’ different quantitative easing policies, offers in-depth breakdowns of each institution’s specific QE measures, and explains in clear terms how QE and interest rates work together to produce successful monetary policy.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Nov 30, 2020

Can China’s digital yuan really challenge the dollar?

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Hung Tran</span>

The DCEP will certainly bolster the Renminbi’s international position, but the weaknesses in China’s financial markets will prevent the Chinese currency from dethroning the US dollar anytime soon.

China Digital Currencies

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2020

Why the G20 should do more for financial inclusion

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Emilie Bel</span>

As our societies build back better after the pandemic, vulnerable populations cannot be left behind. Financial inclusion will be crucial to making the global recovery more sustainable and its benefits more widely shared.

Inclusive Growth International Financial Institutions

Fast Thinking

Nov 23, 2020

FAST THINKING: It’s Yellen for Treasury

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Janet Yellen could face an economy devastated by the coronavirus and the haphazard response to it in Washington. Josh Lipsky provides insight into how she might manage a difficult recovery.

Elections Financial Regulation

In the News

Nov 23, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Biden’s trade policy should focus on Europe, not Asia or the Pacific

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Marc L. Busch</span>

Marc Busch argues that despite the recent news of a trade deal in Asia, improving trade with Europe should be President-Elect Biden's priority, and offers ideas for negotiation with the European Union.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2020

From debt relief to restructuring: The G20 wakes up to reality

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark</span>

As the pandemic-induced global recession continues to batter African economies, the Group of Twenty (G20) governments have sidestepped the pressing need for assistance to countries hardest hit by the downturn. Instead, they have focused on aligning their interests in preparation for the next stage of the region’s deepening crisis: the restructuring of unsustainable debt burdens.

Africa Fiscal and Structural Reform
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