China’s economy has continued to struggle in 2024, laying to rest any remaining hopes of a strong post-pandemic recovery. Instead of a rapid rebound as many analysts predicted, China’s reopening boom never materialised. The country’s economic trajectory can be traced back to four major issues.
Under pressure from all sides, the fractious three-party coalition under Chancellor Olaf Scholz may not last the legislative period up to the scheduled general election in September 2025.
An interesting consequence of the arrival of blockchain and cryptoassets is that it has once again become fashionable to ask questions like ‘what is money?’
Advancements in technology have instigated a period of rapid change in the payments industry. This year’s report features a survey of central banks on their beliefs about cross-border payments and tokenisation.
Omar Massarweh, vice president of public policy for MENA at Mastercard, joins Arunima Sharan, senior economist at OMFIF, to discuss key findings from the ‘Path to Morocco’ project.
This edition of the journal examines the ways data, technology and artificial intelligence can help scale up transition finance and transform capital markets.
