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money and monetary policy

Gwadar’s port has not delivered the maritime traffic everyone had been banking on. : Areeb Sattar CC By 4.0

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor promised plenty when it launched. Ten years on, Islamabad faces a sobering reality check of its true cost.

China's Belt and Road

Pakistan pays high price for China corridor

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor promised plenty when it launched. Ten years on, Islamabad faces a sobering reality check of its true cost.

Economy
After recent failures of major US and European banks, many economists fear we are on the edge of another global recession. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Risks of another financial collapse are rising. What are the underlying weaknesses within the banking system that underpins the livelihoods of billions?

4 perspectives
Banks on the brink

Global banking in a state of constant crisis

Risks of another financial collapse are rising. What are the underlying weaknesses within the banking system that underpins the livelihoods of billions?

Economy
Barry Williams, Monash University : Michael Joiner, 360info CC by 4.0

Monash University’s Barry Williams says as technology changes our world it will change our banks too.

Banks on the brink

Video: What’s the problem with the global banking system and how do we fix it?

Monash University’s Barry Williams says as technology changes our world it will change our banks too.

Economy
The world economy is in a precarious position, says the World Bank. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

The world economy is in a precarious position. How policymakers react will be critical to millions.

7 perspectives
Economic slowdown

Facing the threat of recession

Economy
Recessions are inevitable and unpredictable events that can have serious consequences for people and businesses. : rupixen.com https://unsplash.com/photos/Q59HmzK38eQ Unsplash Licence

Recessions are part of the economic cycle. How you prepare can determine how badly affected you will be.

Economic slowdown

How to prepare for a recession and thrive

Economy
If and when it does run out of cash, the US will default on its obligations to repay borrowers and make payments to individuals and businesses. : Farsnews.ir CCBY4.0

As the US hits its $31 trillion debt ceiling, there’s a danger it could default. Yet the solution to avoiding the debt ceiling is surprisingly simple.

Governments in the red

How the US could easily avoid default

Economy
Universal Basic Income is no more or less inflationary than anything else that raises incomes. : Stan Jourdan CCBY2.0

The idea of providing every person with guaranteed income can increase equality and raise living standards.

Economic slowdown

Is it time for a Universal Basic Income?

Economy
Microfinance debts can end up being a trap for women in Sri Lanka. : Adam Jones CCBY2.0

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

International women's day

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Economy
EU Vice-President Margrethe Vestager has identified some of the new changes that ever-growing Big Tech companies present. (Picture: David Fitzgerald/Web Summit via Sportsfile, Flickr. CC BY 2.0 https://bit.ly/3ln7AVn) : David Fitzgerald/Web Summit via Sportsfile, Flickr.

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act is a bold, innovative attempt to do what no power has successfully done: mitigate the power of tech giants.

Platforms and power

EU policy aims for Big Tech ‘gatekeepers’

Society