Darker Clouds over Europe
By Dan Steinbock
Not only is Europe’s expansionary cycle fading, but the region is about to face challenges that it has to tackle amid growing...
Philippine Peso Stability Relies on Duterte’s Infrastructure Success
By Dan Steinbock
Recent concerns about peso’s depreciation have been exaggerated. In the most dangerous international environment since the postwar era, there...
From ASEAN Economic Development to Militarization
By Dan Steinbock
In Africa, the Trump administration is setting a precedent by replacing economic development with militarization. In Asia, it seeks to couple...
Japan’s “Comfort Women” Asian Protests and Imperial Japan’s Sexual Slavery
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, another Philippine statue commemorating Filipino “comfort women” has been removed. As international pressure is rising, it is time for Abe...
Global Economic Outlook after Trump-Xi Timeout
By Dan Steinbock
As many hoped, the highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting in the Buenos Aires G20 Summit resulted in a truce. The devil is in...
U.S. – China Trade War: The Reasons Behind and its Impact on the Global...
By Kalim Siddiqui
This article attempts to provide a deeper explanation for the United States’ trade imbalances, which U.S. President Donald Trump has cited as...
Capitalism, Globalisation and Inequality
By Kalim Siddiqui
With rising global inequality and environmental crises, capitalism is unable to resolve the crises and thus has become an obsolete social system...
The Economic Costs of Corruption in Philippines
By Dan Steinbock
The recent $200 million customs debacle may be just a tip of the iceberg. Due to illicit financial flows, Philippines has...
The Great Dollar Debacle
By Dan Steinbock
The share of U.S. dollar in international payments is disproportionate relative to America’s eroding global position and depends on international goodwill that...
How to keep the Philippine economic future on track
By Dan Steinbock
The Philippines is on the right path, if the government can continue to balance between strong growth amid international uncertainty, while pushing...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
