Economic Perspectives

End of an era of cheap money?

Across the world, there is a sense of apprehension about the economic future owing to signs of inflation and a readjustment of monetary policy in adva

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The gaping holes in climate finance

The claim that private capital is “available” to help countries meet their climate change goals not only diverts attention from the problem of inadequ

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India’s coal crisis is the result of its neoliberal agenda

The so-called coal shortage in India was the result of botched policy initiatives that involved curbing public sector mining and getting the private s

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Allegations of manipulation in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business ranking suggest institutional problems

The difference in the responses to the allegations against Chile and China regarding manipulation of the World Bank’s Doing Business rankings in 2018

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Evergrande conundrum

A Chinese behemoth’s missing of an interest payment triggers local and global fears of its impending collapse, but the government is in no hurry to ba

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Global finance looking to profit from carbon and carbon allowances

The entry of speculative investors into carbon markets could distort their working, and the resultant volatility and uncertainty are likely to inflict

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An insider’s warning on environmental, social and governance investing

Tariq Fancy, former chief investment officer of BlackRock Inc., says that the financial services industry that has promoted environmental, social and

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