Financial literacy: The importance of a new field
Global inflation has once again taken centre stage for households and policymakers, stressing peoples’ finances, undermining their savings patterns, and threatening long-term financial security. This
Reviewing three years of COVID-19 with consumption big data
The Covid-19 pandemic transformed consumer behaviour. This column describes how the METI Big Data Project, initiated prior to the pandemic, became a vital tool for
What is the way forward to include everyone in the digital age?
With less than 13 percent of its rural households connected to fixed internet, Colombia faces significant challenges to massify internet access . The starting point is
Non-economic objectives, globalisation, and multilateral trade cooperation
Global trade and investment are increasingly affected by unilateral policies motivated by both economic and non-economic objectives such as safeguarding national and economic security, combatting
When credibility is not enough: Fiscal dominance, monetary policy, and exchange rates in early modern Venice
While many studies have been devoted to the impact of fiscal dominance on inflation, much less attention has been dedicated to its impact on exchange
Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US
Indonesia has asked the United States to begin talks on a trade deal for critical minerals so that exports from the Southeast Asian country can
Musk-owned X’s content moderation shift complicated effort to win back brands
X’s new content moderation policy made it challenging to convince brands that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform was safe for ads, according to the
IMF-FSB recommends cooperation, info sharing for crypto asset regulation-report
The International Monetary Fund and Financial Stability Board has recommended cross border co-operation and information sharing for consistent regulation of crypto assets, the two said
Rebuilding economies after COVID-19: Will countries recover?
SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full employment, and decent work for all. But COVID-19 caused the deepest global recession
Proposal on cryptocurrencies to be discussed at G20 leaders’ summit, government source says
A proposal by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) on cryptocurrencies will be discussed at the leaders’ summit this weekend
