China’s private property market is to blame for rising debt, not government owned or controlled businesses, new research shows.
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Hart and Holmström changed the way we think about corporate governance.
The Bank of Japan is trying yet another measure to fight deflation but the economy shows no signs of responding.
New research shows people are needlessly declaring bankruptcy because they don’t know about the help available to manage their debts.
If the RBA includes commercial credit cards in new caps on interchange fees, small to medium enterprises might not be able to use them as a source of finance.
Africa needs billions of dollars to finance the Sustainable Development Goals. Its not clear where this money will come from.
The pursuit of shareholder value destroys jobs, investment and the long term health of the economy, but as long it is legal Philip Green’s behaviour is just business as usual.
Congress just passed a bailout for Puerto Rico – in the nick of time – yet it’s not enough to solve the island’s biggest challenge: returning to growth.
Was Opposition Leader Bill Shorten right to say that $100 billion has been added to Australia’s national debt on the Coalition government’s watch?
One of the worst hit countries during the financial crisis has regained economic strength inside a gilded cage – to the extent that it can now step outside, melt it down and re-sell the gold.
Economic sense has been largely irrelevant in the unfolding Greek drama. Instead, morality has been at its heart.
The global push for financial inclusion could end up with unintended consequences.
Is Top Cat trying to tap into our inner huckster and charlatan, or is something else going on in Halifax’s new ad campaign?
Rousseff is about to go on trial for allegedly borrowing $11 billion to fund social programs and conceal a budget deficit. Why is that a crime?
The island, which missed a debt payment earlier this month, faces ‘disastrous’ consequences if a solution to its spiraling crisis isn’t found soon.
In Italy, a homeless man was excused by the supreme court for stealing food. In the UK, people living in poverty are fined for it.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said that when the Coalition lost government in 2007, Australia was owed billions by the world – but that when the Coalition regained power in 2013, Australia was in debt. Is that right?
The UK government is considering taking a stake in a dying asset when it could have helped build a balanced economy much earlier.
When a High Street stalwart falls by the wayside, don’t rush to mourn the slow death of town centre shopping.
The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
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