Global Issues

Rolls-Royces and potholes

Rolls-Royces and potholes

India’s long-term economic success may make its current way of doing business obsolete

Ireland’s Turnaround Offers Hope for Europe

Ireland’s Turnaround Offers Hope for Europe

After a banking crisis and bailout, Irish leaders are repairing their broken economy. Their strategy offers important lessons for Greece and others

Not every firm wants to send work to China

Not every firm wants to send work to China

Maker of sonar technology questions common wisdom

Why Canada is failing with free trade and Korea

Why Canada is failing with free trade and Korea

Talks are stall while Ottawa negotiates elsewhere. But the costs are getting high

Taking steps to thin the border again

Taking steps to thin the border again

New emphasis by Ottawa and Washington would make it easier and cheaper for cross-border traders

Is China squeezing expatriate workers?

Is China squeezing expatriate workers?

New rules may require foreigners to pay into social-security plans, but they not benefit from them

Are we reaching the limits of globalization?

Are we reaching the limits of globalization?

Natural disasters in Asia disrupt supply chains, rising wages in China make outsourcing pricier. Should you bring your production inputs back home?

Continental divide

Continental divide

Is Canada’s coming trade agreement with the European Union forward-thinking or a last gasp of the past?

A squeeze on lending hits China’s small firms

A squeeze on lending hits China’s small firms

Curbside lending tries to make up for a government-created credit crunch

Helping Colombians get where they’re going

Helping Colombians get where they’re going

Years of civil strife behind it now, the Andean nation gets to work on infrastructure