Since the early 1990s, economic sanctions have emerged as a favoured foreign policy tool. With the US ramping up measures against North Korea and Russia, it seems sanctions are here to stay – despite their many flaws

US President Donald Trump has peddled an economic plan predicated on ‘thinking big’ and putting America first. But how far will he be able to go?

Wrapped in a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions, what is left of Venezuela’s economy has descended into uncontrolled chaos

The US President is targeting guest worker visas in his latest executive order, promising further support for domestic employees and products

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull adopts an ‘Australians first’ approach, announcing a sweeping reform of the country’s visa policy

Government policies are creating opportunities for investment in Bahrain and Oman, according to Merza Al Marzooq, Founder and Managing Partner at Alatheer Business Gate

With the Ecuadoran left wing government revitalised, opportunities for economic reforms have been limited

EU finance ministers say G20 countries will miss their ‘2-in-5’ growth targets for 2018, but will continue to implement structural reforms

The US President has promised to maintain “strong restrictions” on banking while reiterating his vow to overhaul the Dodd-Frank Act

South Africa’s credit rating has fallen to “junk” status after President Zuma’s Cabinet purge sparked political uncertainty

Chinese authorities have established the Xiongan New Area in a bid to spur growth and boost international cooperation

Chinese telecommunications group ZTE has pleaded guilty to violating US sanctions after selling US-made goods to North Korea and Iran

Chinese authorities have introduced new lending restrictions in a bid to ease concerns over the mounting housing bubble in China’s largest cities

There are many good reasons to fight President Trump’s travel ban, but economics isn’t one of them, writes James Stannard

A senior Chinese official has stood by the Made in China 2025 plan despite growing criticism from the West suggesting it will destroy competition