By Ssemanda Allawi. In 2013 – seven years ago, Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a set of speeches where he announced the proposal of the now famous Belt Road Initiative (BRI). Xi delivered the first speech about BRI during his Read More …
It’s time to replace gross domestic product with real metrics of well-being and sustainability. By Joseph E. Stiglitz Since World War II, most countries around the world have come to use gross domestic product, or GDP, as the core metric Read More …
And may not be the last. Johannesburg. Although it is rarely shy about spending other people’s money, the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has long been wary of the IMF. After Nelson Mandela came to power Read More …