What we perceive today as protectionist policy can be viewed as a necessary rebalance of local economies, designed to address the social and environmental damage of historical hyper-globalisation

Sanctions have long been employed as a tool by Western nations to achieve their foreign policy objectives. With the goal of influencing the behaviour of targeted countries, economic and diplomatic sanctions have been deployed with varying degrees of success

World Finance spoke with a former Bank of England adviser about rising inflation, the looming demographic crisis, climate change and the increasingly challenging role of central banks

With current global debt levels sky high, the events which led to Iceland’s 2008 financial crisis could be repeated on a much larger scale, warns the former lead investigator for the country’s regulator

With vaccines providing some light at the end of the long, dark COVID-19 tunnel, the global economy is expected to enter a period of recovery in 2021. However, recovery will be fragile, and remains dependent on a number of essential and changeable factors

Relationships are important in all walks of life and countries now need to ensure the business supply chains for rare and essential minerals are secured

World GDP grew at its slowest rate for a decade in 2019. If cross-border trade fails to pick up soon, further shocks could see the economy fall into recession

Since COVID-19 reared its head in December 2019, it has become increasingly clear that pandemics pose one of the biggest threats to the global economy

Hawkish observers suggest that the next recession will be more damaging than the previous one, as the current geopolitical environment leaves the world in a far worse position for dealing with the effects of a crisis

The world’s largest sovereign wealth funds now boast assets under management of around $1trn. As these state-run vehicles continue to increase in size, many are concerned that they could be used to fulfill political, as well as economic, purposes

The mergers and acquisitions sector witnessed a significant boom in activity during 2018, despite the uncertainty that continues to plague markets across the globe

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the global economic system was meant to witness an era of moderation. However, the fact that debt remains the primary driver of growth suggests that inherent weaknesses remain

While the financial crisis of 2008 resulted in a number of European nations posting higher expenditure to revenue ratios, these pale into insignificance in comparison to the countries with the largest deficits around the world

The World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report suggests that tough macroeconomic conditions will hit emerging markets particularly hard

Despite the healthy rate of growth currently being experienced by the global economy, the total ratio of debt-to-GDP continues to climb. Does this indicate the onset of another financial crisis?