International Selection

Mexico has a good chance to realize its structural-reform agenda. Doing so would give the rest of the world an important example of how such programs can be designed and implemented. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Metalor Group Chairman Scott Morrison talks to «Finanz und Wirtschaft» about the refining business, the Chinese gold market and money laundering.

A crisis should never be wasted: The authorities should embrace the moment of deep distress and take on the burden of structural repair. China seems to be doing that; America is not. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

For Philip Khoury, manager of an Iraq fund, the oil-rich south of Iraq is still fairly stable with little violence. He hopes a permanent split-up of the country can still be avoided by a political settlement.

The claim that the European Parliament directly represents Europe’s people and that the people have given the EPP’s candidate a mandate that the governments should respect rings hollow. A column by Daniel Gros.

Governments mustn't decide what the next smart-city solution should be or use taxpayer's money to bolster the position of those tech firms that are now marketing themselves in this field. A column by Carlo Ratti.

What has taken the form of an anti-EU vote constitutes in reality a protest against socio-economic problems at home. A column by Daniel Gros.

To save the EU, some «rottamazione» at the top level might be advisable. Now, courage is required, and Germany must take the lead. A column by Fabrizio Zilibotti.

Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, expects that monetary policy will continue to support financial markets.

In some countries, the brain drain has reversed its flow. This will transform the balance of hope and opportunity between developing and developed economies. A column by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Before graduates flock to private equity, they should know that only the very big funds can use debt to skew returns in favor of themselves. A column by Simon Johnson.

After two decades of telling the public that 2% inflation is Nirvana, central bankers would baffle people were they to announce that they had changed their minds completely. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.