The Chinese Communist Party is set to have a reduced role in state-owned enterprise management appointments

China has seen slowed growth in 2016, but progress remains inline with state targets. Key indicators also suggest the economy is strengthening

The Chinese economy’s 11-month slump could be over, as manufacturing activity begins to pick up once more

Portugal’s left-leaning government proposes ambitious plans to boost the country’s economic growth while also revoking austerity policies

Following the alleviation of multiple restrictions on Cuba, President Obama makes another giant step towards reconciliation with a momentous visit to the Caribbean island

China has set a growth target of between 6.5 and seven percent per year until 2020 with the adoption of a new five-year plan

Spain’s poor track record of political fragmentation and substandard infrastructure planning has long threatened the development of projects. Gonzalo Cantabrana Fernandez, Infrastructure Analyst at Standard & Poor’s, argues that Spain must work towards a long-term, concrete infrastructure plan

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is concerned that a number of advanced nations are not doing enough to limit political party funding and campaign donations

China provides a substantial amount of aid to African nations, but its motives are often questioned. Roland Hodler, Professor of Economics at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, has tested these claims

With currency reserves running low and an oil price recovery nowhere in sight, Venezuela looks increasingly likely to default

Can People’s QE be a means of plugging the infrastructure investment gap? Tax expert and economist Richard Murphy told Matt Timms that, potentially, it can

For the island of Puerto Rico to secure its economic recovery, the US mainland must let go of the territory

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have gained international prominence as a reformer, but Abenomics in practice has never gained traction, says top national economist

Russia responds to Turkish attack on fighter jet with economic sanctions

Athens strikes a new deal with debtors that unlocks €12bn and allows it to protect indebted homeowners