Protectionism

Shikha Sharma India is amid an economy-crippling lockdown, but that hasn’t stopped our leadership from dreaming big. With China facing a global backlash, on account of COVID-19, India is hoping to cash in on the anti-China sentiment to replace it as the world’s global factory.That was one of the takeaways…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his spokesman said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: European Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan of Ireland attends his hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels,…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his spokesman said on Sunday.The WTO post will become vacant at the end of August after incumbent Roberto Azevedo said he would step…

The EU is preparing to change its agricultural storage policy at a time when the COVID-19 health crisis has highlighted the weaknesses of its reserves. EURACTIV France reports. The health crisis has highlighted certain vulnerabilities of the EU food sector and, with the food supply under pressure, the issue of…

Published on May 28, 2020The Trump administration and the Chinese government are going head to head over the coronavirus. The two largest economic powers in the world are trying to control the coronavirus narrative. The White House has accused China of misleading the world and downplaying the true threat of…

Home / World News / Xi Jinping says China won’t return to planned economy, urges cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping said he won’t let the world’s second-largest economy return to its days as a planned economy, pushing back against U.S. criticism that the nation has failed to deliver on promised…

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled growing calls from political leaders in rich countries for an overhaul of global production and trade. But reshoring and protectionism are unlikely to be a panacea for a depressed and disrupted world economy. In this Big Picture, Harvard’s Dani Rodrik is optimistic, noting that although the…

POOL VISIONPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins announce new app as students go back to school.This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. As Kiwis move from lockdown to a new normal, Jacinda Ardern's attention is now on the long road to recovery.…

… is from pages 42-43 of the May 9th, 2020, draft of the forthcoming monograph from Deirdre McCloskey and Alberto Mingardi, The Illiberal and Anti-Entrepreneurial State of Mariana Mazzucato: Profits have the latent function (as the sociologists put it) of sending out memos concerning whether resources are being used badly…

Michael H/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. As leaders wrestle to guide their organizations through the Covid-19 pandemic, decisions running the gamut from where to sell to how…