Joe Kennedy Treads Careful Path as U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
With a mandate to drum up American investment but avoid the many political pitfalls, Joe Kennedy III will need to tread carefully in Belfast.
Economic Conditions and Trends
In Pakistan, Economic Crisis Mutes Ramadan Celebrations
Rampant inflation, damaged crops and the war in Ukraine have sent food prices soaring during the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and nighttime feasting.
Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries Facing Default
There was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans.
As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer
Some are expanding in China, reluctant to leave a huge market they need to finance operations back home.
Tunisia’s Influence in Europe
The European Union relies heavily on Tunisia to stem migration, giving its increasingly authoritarian president leverage in negotiations with the bloc.
Can China Make Peace in Ukraine? Macron Isn’t Saying No.
The French president hopes Beijing can be useful in pressing Russia to end the war in Ukraine. How exactly is not clear.
Nigel Lawson, Economic Force Under Thatcher, Dies at 91
As chancellor of the Exchequer, he helped lift Britain with tax cuts and other Conservative measures — the “Lawson Boom” — but harder times followed, and he resigned in bitterness.
Global Economy May Be in a ‘Lost Decade,’ World Bank Warns
Adding to crises like the pandemic, recent stress in the banking system is a new threat to world growth, experts at the organization said.
U.K. Inflation Swings Upward, to 10.4 Percent
Prices in Britain reversed a recent downward trend, rising 10.4 percent over the year through February.
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine
On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.