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Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital

Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital

Lili Yan Ing urges policymakers in Indonesia to cut waste, strengthen oversight, and ensure fair access to jobs and security to prevent an uncontrollable populist explosion

Lili Yan Ing urges policymakers in Indonesia to cut waste, strengthen oversight, and ensure fair access to jobs and security to prevent an uncontrollable populist explosion

Beef prices still rising even as tariffs buffet and shift flows to the US who are now paying record prices, as global production reduces, including in New Zealand

Beef prices still rising even as tariffs buffet and shift flows to the US who are now paying record prices, as global production reduces, including in New Zealand

Hélène Rey notes technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability

Hélène Rey notes technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability

New technologies are rewiring liquidity, payments, and economic stability

New technologies are rewiring liquidity, payments, and economic stability

Money has taken many forms over millennia; digital tokens are the latest. The IMF's Itai Agur reveals the large benefits of digital tokenisation - and the enormous risks they bring

Money has taken many forms over millennia; digital tokens are the latest. The IMF's Itai Agur reveals the large benefits of digital tokenisation - and the enormous risks they bring

Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan points out that populists often view central banks as a tool to mask the effects of their misguided policies

Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan points out that populists often view central banks as a tool to mask the effects of their misguided policies

Kenneth Rogoff explains how the era of cheap money limited policymakers' ability to respond to future shocks

Kenneth Rogoff explains how the era of cheap money limited policymakers' ability to respond to future shocks

Gold is now firmly established as another investment asset - its role is as part of a diversified portfolio and not as a hedge

Gold is now firmly established as another investment asset - its role is as part of a diversified portfolio and not as a hedge

Richard Meade says we should make it harder, not easier, for consumers to change power supplier

Richard Meade says we should make it harder, not easier, for consumers to change power supplier

Dambisa Moyo offers a four-point strategy for weighing investment or policy choices during uncertain times

Dambisa Moyo offers a four-point strategy for weighing investment or policy choices during uncertain times

Raghuram Rajan concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance of AI regulation quite right

Raghuram Rajan concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance of AI regulation quite right

Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Third time lucky for a 4-year parliamentary term? A lack of checks and balances is still the problem, says Grant Duncan

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Keun Lee says one of the forces of innovation or financialisation has had a negligible effect while the other is gutting the middle class

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Trump's war on numbers he doesn't like is driving some to source the quality public data they relied on elsewhere - but that will then give them an economic advantage to the detriment of good public policy

Driver assist technology saves lives. Why do so many people turn it off?

Driver assist technology saves lives. Why do so many people turn it off?

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way

Luci Ellis says President Trump's attempt to sack Fed Governor Cook is part of a broader pattern, not only for his administration but an increasingly partisan US. Other high-income countries are not going the same way

Dennis Snower warns that the end of the greenback's global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic re-ordering

Dennis Snower warns that the end of the greenback's global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic re-ordering

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Nancy Qian observes that faster economic growth in China requires children that women will not bear - unless growth accelerates

Jennifer Johnson-Calari says that over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals

Jennifer Johnson-Calari says that over history, the world has adopted the currency of the leading country for global payments. The USD is, arguably, the first global currency untethered from precious metals

Ren Ito expects models that attract the most global users to confer significant benefits on their creators

Ren Ito expects models that attract the most global users to confer significant benefits on their creators

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

Desmond Lachman warns that valuations in the US are increasingly at odds with escalating geopolitical and economic risks

Desmond Lachman warns that valuations in the US are increasingly at odds with escalating geopolitical and economic risks

Data centres consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

Data centres consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance – NZ could lead the way

Road-user charges can pay for more than just road maintenance – NZ could lead the way