World Finance’s Alex Katsomitros sat with Professor Michael Pettis for a conversation on the role of the dollar as the global reserve currency, the US exorbitant privilege (or burden), and the difficult choices China will soon have to make about its economic future

The World Trade Organisation faces a series of challenges, from vaccine nationalism to carbon tariffs and rising US-China trade tensions. Can it adapt to the post-pandemic era?

As tensions rise between Australia and its largest trading partner, China, the former asks whether it can really afford to sever economic ties

Bladex CEO N Gabriel Tolchinsky dives into Latin America’s main economies and the trends to watch out for

CEO N Gabriel Tolchinsky looks forward to the challenges of the next 40 years

The European Special Purpose Vehicle will enable Tehran to carry out non-dollar trade with the EU in defiance of US sanctions

With the trade war between the US and China continuing to rumble on, Beijing has affirmed its commitment to economic co-operation ahead of trade talks between APAC nations

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier this year have moved his country inextricably closer to a trade conflict with China. That being said, many believe this clash has been many decades in the making

President Trump’s admonishment of the North America Free Trade Agreement created considerable trade uncertainty in the region, but the US and Canada have now agreed a deal to create a new trilateral pact with Mexico

African nations seem poised to create a prosperous and efficient trading network as they push ahead with the ambitious and far-reaching CFTA project

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier this year push his country closer to a trade conflict with China. Looking at the history of trade wars, a US victory could prove elusive

Just a few weeks after President Trump imposed tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, China has launched a year-long investigation into US subsidies on sorghum grain

China vows to respond as President Trump approves trade tariffs on solar panels and washing machines

Despite the amount of geo-political upheaval, the business reality is that economic growth remains robust. The future may appear littered with threats, but opportunities remain plentiful

To reach a compromise with US President Donald Trump, Mexico indicates it may rewrite NAFTA rules