Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Hedge Fund Activists Tackle CEOs
CSX is only the latest example of shareholder activists pushing for change in leadership.
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CETA Hails New Era Of Bilateral Trade Deals
The long-awaited Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada was approved by the European Parliament in mid-February.
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China: Behind the Numbers
Global Finance: What economic indicators does your firm focus on in China? Leland Miller: Growth alone is not a good indicator, due to China’s borrowing and spending. Additionally, GDP information can be easily manipulated and numbers are not transparent. We ...
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Deficit Hawk In Line For US Treasury Role
David Malpass was one of Donald Trump’s key economic advisors before the election. He is tipped to be appointed soon as US Treasury undersecretary for international affairs.
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Genius Or Lunacy, US Tax Plans Will Have Global Impact
People, businesses and governments around the world are looking anxiously toward Washington these days, trying to read the mind of the new president, Donald Trump, and the soul of the new Congress for changes that might affect them.
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Google Alum Brings Digital Vision To Mattel
Margaret Georgiadis, a former Google executive, joined Mattel in February as its new CEO. Mattel is one of the world’s largest toy companies and the executive leadership change comes at a time of substantive growth for the global toys industry.
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Protests In Bucharest Curb Election Winners
Even by the Balkans’ standards, the honeymoon accorded Romania’s new Social Democratic Party (PSD) government was brief after the party’s victory in the December 11 elections.
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Swiss Voters Reject Corporate Tax Change
Swiss citizens rejected federal government proposals to overhaul the country’s corporate tax system.
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Temer To Ram Through Unpopular Reforms
Brazil’s administration faces an approval rating of only 10.3% and the unpredictable course of corruption investigations. But president Michel Temer still has a major opportunity to get Congress this year to approve his ambitious and unpopular austerity reforms of social security, labor laws, and the opening of rural land and domestic airline sectors to foreign investors.
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Tough Times For The Brexit Queen
Ever since Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister in the wake of last year’s fateful EU referendum, she has sought to define herself—and her government—as something more than just the executors of the “people’s will” in carrying out Brexit.
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Trade Pact Sails Forward
Ratified by more than 110 of 164 member countries, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has gone into force, launching “a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world,” according to the WTO.
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Infrastructure: Can It Rebuild The Global Economy?
Bridges, ports, roads and dams: Infrastructure investment is having a moment in the sun. But will it rise to the high hopes so many have that it can rebuild crumbling economies around the world?