Economic impact of US tariff hikes: Significance of trade diversion effects
The 2025 US tariff increases varied significantly across most economies. This column argues that the economic impact of these tariffs will also not be uniform.
Can AI give small scale producers the right advice?
The World Bank has long recognized the critical importance of agricultural extension services – ranging from training and data to technology transfer – which make
China’s electronics export juggernaut and lessons for the US
In 2021, China’s electronics exports exceeded those of the other five leading exporters combined. This column analyses the rise of China as a centre for
Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors
Expanding funded pensions via auto-enrolment could boost long-term investment and saver security, allowing the EU to address its investment gap. The European Union faces a
Sudden stops in the euro area
Internal balance-of-payment crises should be taken as a strong signal of weakness and a wake-up call to reform euro area structures The single currency was
Britain’s AI hopes face harsh reality of high electricity costs
Britain’s ambition to rev up its economy and tap the AI revolution faces the harsh reality that the abundant, clean and reliable electricity supply this
Next Decade secures $1.8 billion funding from Total Energies, GIP for Rio Grande LNG project
U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Next Decade will receive up to $1.8 billion in equity commitments from Total Energies and Global Infrastructure Partners to finance a fourth
EU’s $250 billion-per-year spending on US energy is unrealistic
The European Union’s pledge to buy $250 billion of U.S. energy supplies per year is unrealistic because it would require the redirection of most U.S.
Oil prices rise 1% on trade war relief, US pressure on Russia
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day’s rally, on optimism that a trade war between the United States and its major trading partners
HSBC agrees to sell $7.8 billion of French mortgages to Rothesay
HSBC has agreed to sell 6.7 billion euros ($7.81 billion) worth of French home loans to British insurer Rothesay and consortium partner CCF Group, the
