As the Eurozone is amid secular stagnation, its old fiscal, monetary and banking challenges are escalating, along with new threats, including the Brexit, demise of Schengen, anti-EU opposition and geopolitical friction. According to Dan Ste... [FULL TEXT]

In August 2016, Rio de Janeiro should host South America’s first-ever Olympic games, which were supposed to be its great coming out carnival, even amid campaigns against the Zika virus.Only a few years ago, Brazil exemplified the BRIC... [FULL TEXT]

Even before the start of the eighth Strategic and Economic Dialogue the issue of the renminbis exchange rate was back on the agenda.When Chinas growth model still relied on exports and investment, US allegations of currency manipulation by ... [FULL TEXT]

In August 2016, Rio de Janeiro should host South America’s first-ever Olympic games, which were supposed to be its great coming out carnival, even amid campaigns against the Zika virus.Only a few years ago, Brazil exemplified the BRIC... [FULL TEXT]

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli just concluded a week-long visit to China. During his stay, Oli and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signed agreements of cooperation covering the areas of transportation, cross-border trade, energy and finan... [FULL TEXT]

While the Chinese economy is slowing down after entering the "new normal," India, under Narendra Modis governance, has witnessed a rapid economic growth in recent years. Speculations that "the Indian economy will surpass that of China" and ... [FULL TEXT]

Today, Europe is struggling with a series of old and new challenges. Hard choices can no longer be deferred.For half a decade, Europe has struggled with excessive debt (which remains excessively high), fiscal adjustment (which has failed to... [FULL TEXT]

During the on-going "Two Sessions" - the annual plenary meetings of Chinas top legislative and consultative bodies - international spotlight focused on the 13th Five Year Plan, poverty alleviation and the charity law, the rule of law, the B... [FULL TEXT]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said last week that the government "wants the share of manufacturing in GDP to reach 25 percent in the near future" in a speech during a week-long "Make in India" fair designed to attract foreign investme... [FULL TEXT]

New Delhi officially took over the presidency of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) from Moscow early this month, and will hold the 8th summit in a few months time. India proposed to set up a development bank at the ... [FULL TEXT]