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The price increases that matter for the poor

Food-price inflation – driven by supply chain problems, climate change, and financial speculation – has hit the world’s poorest the hardest

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

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China's new road to prosperity?

China has achieved unprecedented growth and poverty reduction — at the cost of rising inequality. Now, the CCP looks to rebalance ‘growth and sharing’

By Jiannan Guo, Lei Zhang, Jincai He

Reuters

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Breathing in new life into the European fiscal monster

Covid-19 has shown how European fiscal rules are based on outdated economic assumptions. These need to be reworked

By Andrea Boitani, Roberto Tamborini

Reuters

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The ECB needs a better narrative

The ECB is facing the greatest challenge to its credibility to date. To gain public support, the bank needs to learn how to communicate its strategy

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

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Is a post-neoliberal world possible?

Despite its unparalleled ability to generate crises, neoliberalism has proved remarkably resilient. Has the pandemic finally sounded its death knell?

By Tobias Debiel, Mathieu Rousselin

Reuters

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How Turkey plans to ramp up its engagement with Africa

Turkey is in a dire economic crisis and President Erdoğan is losing support. Will the upcoming Turkey-Africa Summit help solve the country’s problems?

By Işın Eliçin

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Middle-income countries’ debt trap

Public debt has skyrocketed in middle-income countries like Tunisia. Yet, the IMF and G20 are pushing for austerity measures, not debt relief

By Thomas Claes, Kristina Rehbein

Reuters

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Who will finance Africa's green transition?

COP26's failure to phase out coal came as a relief for Africa — because developed countries aren't following through on climate finance commitments

By Onke Ngcuka

Reuters

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How to tackle Africa’s employment crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic aggravated Africa's already severe employment crisis. The solution lies in a long-term political and economic transformation

By Johann Ivanov

Reuters

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The Global South's double burden

The Global North's energy transition cannot continue at the expense of those least responsible for climate change — indigenous peoples in the South

By Astrid Becker