Exit costs are entry costs: Why India needs to ease exit barriers for manufacturing firms
Despite an abundance of low-skill labour, India has never experienced the kind of takeoff in low-skill, labour-intensive manufacturing seen in other countries at comparable income
Why some countries win in world trade: Unpacking export competitiveness
Global export competitiveness is rapidly evolving. This column presents a novel granular decomposition of export market share changes into demand and supply effects. Applied to
Dollar steady before US inflation report, US-China tariff deadline
The euro was up less than 0.1% at $1.1652, while sterling was flat at $1.3462. The U.S. dollar was little changed on Monday before Tuesday’s
Currency markets brace for US inflation data
China’s yuan was flat at 7.195 per dollar in offshore trading. Currency markets were in a holding pattern on Tuesday, with traders’ reluctance to make
India’s soyoil imports set for record high, palm oil at five-year low
Higher soyoil imports will lift India’s total edible oil imports in the year by 1% to 16.1 million tons, dealers estimated. India’s soyoil imports are
Corn rises but set for weekly loss, soy also up
The most active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 0.6% at $3.99-1/2 a bushel at 0931 GMT but on course
Strong Japan GDP lifts yen, dollar steady as rate cut fervour cools slightly
Dollar on course to end week flat against EUR; lower against JPY, GBP The dollar was largely steady against the euro and British pound on
Soybeans, corn fall on China demand worries, US crop tour awaited
Expectations a closely-watched crop tour in the United States this week will boost expectations of large U.S. corn harvest also weakened corn Chicago soybean and
Private capital for infrastructure: Resilience amid uncertainty, urgency amid gaps
As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience. While recent
The ‘silver spoon’ is becoming more important in the Netherlands
Wealthy parents influence their children’s wealth directly – such as through inheritances or gifts – and indirectly, through family and environmental factors. This column compares
