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A victory by Merkel or Schulz in Germany, following the defeat of Le Pen in France, could herald the emergence of a global counter-offensive. A column by Guy Verhofstadt.

South Africa will need much more than improved economic governance if it is to overcome its challenges and unleash its full potential in an uncertain global economy . A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

If Trump insists on dispensing with fact-based decision-making, this will come to a head when he begins to appoint people to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A column by Simon Johnson.

We have no interest in establishing such a fund. One possible solution is for the Confederation to borrow in order to finance infrastructure for future generations. A column by Victoria Curzon Price.

We have every reason to be confident in a process that has delivered more prosperity to more people than we could have dreamed of only decades ago. So let's defend globalization. A column by Carl Bildt.

We need policies that help people adapt to the present and take advantage of future opportunities in the next phase of digital globalization. A column by Laura Tyson.

Some important indicators suggest that the global economy might now be growing at a rate of more than 4%. A column by Jim O’Neill.

The best way to get the good deals Trump says he seeks is to pursue a more open trade policy with China, not a destructive trade war. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

This year’s legislation will be the first major reform of the tax system in decades. Enacting it will produce a more favorable and competitive tax framework for American companies. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Ownership of media by a kleptocratic or authoritarian government is dangerous. But so is ownership of media by oligarchs who can collude with one another. A column by Sergei Guriev.

The Bretton Woods organizations risk losing their influence. If these tendencies continue, there might arise the threat of systemic fragmentation and trade wars. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Let us hope that Trump can rise to the challenge of repairing the flaws of US democracy, and not settle for presiding over a set of «deals» with, and for, the powerful. A column by Rob Johnson.