Global Issues

Poland wrestles with a revived euro debate

Poland wrestles with a revived euro debate

With the threat of a euro collapse waning, the east European nation is still uncertain of the benefits of joining the troubled currency zone

EDC weekly commentary

Economist Peter Hall’s views on Canada and world business

Illegal mining is the bane of Colombia resource sector

Illegal mining is the bane of Colombia resource sector

Canadian junior miners are on the front lines as criminals mine gold outside the law

Emerging-market multinationals

Why they may be inherently formidable competitors to western firms

Why the Boeing 747 is getting left behind

Why the Boeing 747 is getting left behind

The jumbo’s decline says as much about world trade as it does about aviation

Inside the mind of the middle class Chinese consumer

The big brand advantage

Marketing to Saudis

What sells in the West or Japan needs to be adapted to Arab expectations

The Persian Gulfs untapped energy

The Persian Gulfs untapped energy

Saudi Arabia to drill for shale gas this year

The steady hand of China’s central banker

The steady hand of China’s central banker

He has guided China’s major financial reforms over the past decade. What’s the next act for Zhou Xiaochuan?

Don’t overestimate our level of globalization

What’s surprising is not how much globalization there is today, but how little