Strengthening the stabilizers
2011-11-02 17:45:20
The G-20 summit in November is a major opportunity to address the mandate, governance, and institutional capacity of the Financial Stability Board, the international body that monitors, and makes recommendations about, the international financial system.
The G-20's helpful silence on capital controls
2011-11-02 15:27:29
Regulation of cross-border capital flows has been strangely absent from the G-20's agenda, which is aimed at strengthening financial regulation. But they are a central element in the financial volatility that incited calls for stronger regulation in the first place.
Bumpy road still lies ahead
2011-11-02 08:02:55
The sixth meeting of the G20 heads of government, to be convened on Nov 3 in Cannes, France, is now the focus of attention for the international community.
Remove hurdles for China-Japan trust
2011-11-02 08:02:55
Though Chinese leaders have repeatedly affirmed their devotion to peaceful development, many people in Japan are still concerned by the clarion cries that a rising China is a growing threat.
China-Libya ties still vital
2011-11-02 08:02:55
The deaths of Muammar Gadhafi and his son Mutassim signify the complete fall of Gadhafi's regime, which ruled Libya for 42 years. They signify the end of the Libyan civil war, too.
Why a good law has been misread
2011-11-02 08:02:55
Until a few months ago if you had asked foreigners living and working in China for a long time about the social security system here, chances are most of them would have said: "I didn't know it had one".
Europe's dying bank model
2011-11-01 17:57:31
European leaders have to recognize that old bank business models are obsolete, and that reliance on private-sector leverage for balance-sheet repair of both sovereigns and banks is doomed to failure.
Time to talk harmoniously
2011-11-01 08:05:55
China and Europe can work together to ensure the G20 makes a decisive contribution to global growth and stability.
Make G20-plus transparent
2011-11-01 08:05:55
We live in a world where, like it or not, economic and political governance is in the hands of the Group of 20 nations (G20).
Invest in the 7 billion as human capital
2011-11-01 08:05:55
The 7 billionth person will be born into a world that is very different from when the United Nations was founded in 1945, when our numbers were only about a third of what they are today.
Protectionism not the cure
2011-10-31 08:02:36
Politicizing economic issues will not treat the ailing global economy and G20 summit must take steps to inject vitality.
Managers' salaries at root of crisis
2011-10-31 08:02:36
It is not enough to simply condemn capitalism for its undeniable excesses. We need a deeper analysis of why the capitalist system, in its current form, no longer fits the world around us.
