Can South Africa keep its G20 debt promise?
South Africa promised debt solutions for low income nations during its G20 presidency. Has it kept its word?
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India’s economy grew by 7.4 percent in the first quarter, beating expectations.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, met for a high stakes summit.
Moody’s ratings agency has stripped the US of its last perfect credit rating.
The US and China have agreed to slash tariffs temporarily in a surprise breakthrough.
African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis.
The US is pivoting back to fossil fuels, China is ramping up renewables, while Europe is trying to catch up.
Donald Trump thinks a strong dollar is hurting US manufacturing. His team has backed the idea of currency weakening.
US-China trade war escalates with huge stakes for the economies of both nations and the rest of the world.
Donald Trump has backed down on his tariff plan that threatened to upend the global trading system.
Russia says it is open to economic cooperation with the West in the Arctic.
