While the Belt and Road initiative is clearly driven partly by strategic objectives, a cost-benefit analysis shows that the economic case is also very strong. A column by Shang-Jin Wei.

Macron's list of proposals is long, but few of them aim at fixing the flaws of the EU and the Eurozone. His package might result in mere symbolism and even more bureaucracy. A column by Charles Wyplosz.

Many member states of the EU are preoccupied with their internal challenges, making European integration little more than a second thought. A column by Daniel Gros.

The IMF’s demand that Kiev establish an independent anti-corruption court to investigate, prosecute, and punish dishonest public officials remains unfulfilled. A column by Anders Åslund.

The long history of currency tells us that what the private sector innovates, the state eventually regulates and appropriates. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Due to the tax reform future profits will be returned to the US, reducing investments in Europa and Asia. A commentary by Martin Feldstein.

Top government officials at the IMF/World Bank annual meetings fail to discuss concrete steps to slow and reverse the march toward a global economic non-order. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

A world in recovery – no matter how anemic that recovery may be – does not require a crisis-like approach to monetary policy. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

The answer to political uncertainty is to stabilize the European and international systems. A column by Harold James.

Americans used to prove the wisdom of philosophers: that the good life is about acting on the world and making «your garden grow,» not padding your bank account. A column by Edmund Phelps.

My recent trip to Switzerland provided ample anecdotal evidence in support of the data showing a strong global recovery in 2017. That recovery is real and will continue to broaden. A column by Jim O’Neill.

It would seem that modern political society is predisposed toward deglobalization. Historically, this tendency has been triggered when the emotional balance of a society changes. A column by Harold James.