Is China de-linking from the U.S. economy?
The year 2007 was an important milestone in modern economic history. While the U.S. grew well, China contributed more to global GDP growth than the U.S. did. That pattern is likely to continue for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Most countries likely to fall short of achieving the 2015 Millenium...
The new Global Monitoring Report 2008 is warning that most countries are likely to fall short on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which have a due date of 2015. World Bank president Bob...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China’s economic slowdown—what to do?
The World Bank released the China Quarterly Update—of which I’m the lead author, full disclosure here-- today at a press launch in our Beijing office. The economic journalists noticed that the Bank’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can China become the engine for world economic growth?
This somewhat provocative question was the title of a conference hosted by Oxford and Standard Charter this week in London. My answer was: "No, not tomorrow; but yes, eventually – especially if China...
View Article
