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World+Biz

What local governments need to lead

Cities account for over half the world’s population, and their governments are uniquely positioned to understand and address their own communities’ needs. But owing to longstanding false narratives...

China and India have fewer people than the UN thinks
Thoughts

China and India have fewer people than the UN thinks

Complex and lengthy environmental and social safeguard reviews are sometimes more stringent than those adopted by the Bank’s wealthy shareholders in their own countries. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Rebooting the World Bank

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Equitable capitalism or bust

Bernard Haykel. TBS Sketch.
Thoughts

Why the Saudis won't pump more oil

Academic independence cannot be guaranteed if financial donations come with expectations of intellectual conformity and political compliance. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

When money smells

Illustration from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past fly over London. Source: Getty
Global Economy

The ghost of christmas inflation

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Putin's last gasp?

US President Biden is likely to continue Trump-era punitive measures against China. PHOTO: REUTERS
Thoughts

The resistible rise of US-China conflict

In Afghanistan, the failure of America’s state-building efforts could not be any starker. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

America's flawed state-building enterprise

Humankind – particularly in developed countries and large emerging economies – is responsible for global warming. Photo: Project Syndicate
Panorama

National egoism versus planetary responsibility

Photo: Project Syndicate
Global Economy

Put central bankers in their place

Paul Milgrom and Silvia Console Battilana. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

The power of market design