Japan and South Korea are seeking to strengthen cooperation amid growing geopolitical risks and Tokyo’s worsening relations with Beijing. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in Nara, Takaichi’s hometown, on...
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela’s interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Iran...
This essay examines how the world economy actually performed in 2025—its achievements, its missed opportunities, and its policy shortcomings—and then turns decisively to the global economic and developmental prospects for 2026. It argues that the...
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year. The global economy has...
Economic textbooks are built on elegant, linear relationships. Lower interest rates reduce the appeal of a currency; higher rates strengthen it. Rate cuts encourage capital to move toward risk assets, lifting equities and easing pressure...
2025 was a year heavily dominated by US President Donald Trump’s disruptive policies. While some of his actions caused harm, governments across Africa also managed to improve their geo-political position. January 20 was a turning...
Silver recently reached an all-time high of $64. Although gold has eclipsed the white metal as a store of value, DW explores why silver is regaining global relevance. What happened to the price of silver...
The rupee’s journey beyond ₹90 is not an abrupt collapse but a culmination of long-running pressures that have now converged. For years, the currency had been trading above its fundamental value, held there by capital...
Poland has been invited to observe the G20 summit in Miami next year. Full membership in the elite club may still be years away, but could it finally put Central Europe on the global map?...
The IMF’s recent engagement with India — most clearly reflected in its 2025 Article IV staff report (released 21 November 2025) and in its updated Data Adequacy Assessment (DAA) framework — has done something that...
The EU will soon unveil a new plan to curb CO2 emissions in Europe’s car sector, likely loosening an all-out 2035 ban of sales of combustion engine cars. But some businesses face more stringent electrification...
On 21 November 2025, India completed one of its most ambitious labour reforms by operationalising the four consolidated Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the...
