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Attempts to change the status quo by force are a threat to the rule of law
Mobilising domestic capital is key to the USDFC’s long-term sustainability
Small companies grapple with finance, expertise and cross-border trade challenges
Falling producer price index suggests China could soon be exporting deflation
World Bank and others should strengthen independent accountability
In response to US sanctions, Beijing’s own interests come first
Mutual admiration will outweigh practical results
Borrowers and lenders must act now to bring loans under control
Passive barriers are spread throughout the investment ecosystem
The Fed is stirring a perfect storm and EM policymakers must act while they can
After a decade of false starts, producers should grab the chance to co-operate as exporters
Even the sniff of future US easing can be enough to push flows into EM assets
Sanctions threaten to cripple the economy; Maduro would not be the only one to blame
For all the diplomatic backslapping, communism’s poster child is an under achiever
US-China relations continue to be tense and superpower rivalry is here to stay
A proper education for all is key to the country’s development
Risks cannot be discounted but, for now, EMs are in a sweet spot
Blocking foreign funding could undermine the stability of the western Balkans
New sources of funding are needed to fill $10bn UNHCR hole
Focus should be on co-operation, not ‘divide and rule’
Multilateral organisations should step in to prevent outright collapse
Human and social capital and real assets should be focus of Prosper Africa
No amount of regional aid can compensate for the government’s failure to act
Blaming the trade war with the US is a dangerous mischaracterisation
The bloc has not ‘re-Sovietised’ the region and is stretched by competing priorities