Global Finances

Scandal around World Bank’s Doing Business Index exposes the perils of sports-like rankings

By favouring countries with US-style capitalism, the index does not square with the bank’s wider purpose of promoting shared prosperity globally.

Fernanda G Nicola, The Conversation
· Oct 20, 2021 · 09:30 pm
Video: Why Venezuela is turning to cryptocurrency to solve its financial woes

President Maduro went on national TV and announced the launch of ‘petro’, a digital currency that will be backed by the country’s oil reserves.

Ramakrishnan M
· Dec 11, 2017 · 08:45 am
Yes, giving money to very poor people will make their lives better. Just ask Ecuador

A new study shows that conditional cash transfers have helped Ecuador's poorest households climb out of poverty.

Andrés Mideros Mora, The Conversation
· Apr 28, 2017 · 11:30 pm

A history of crisis: can the G20 save capitalism from itself?

The G20 of today faces a different type of crisis from the one it was founded on.

Wesley Widmaier, The Conversation
· Nov 14, 2014 · 12:30 pm