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COMMENT: Five key trends in new global paradigm of narrow self-interest – Oxford Economics

Ben Aris in Berlin April 22, 2025

A new global economic paradigm is taking shape as major economies pivot towards policies rooted in narrow national self-interest, a shift that political analysts at Oxford Economics believe will have lasting repercussions.

Who is going to Moscow May 9 victory day parade?

Ben Aris in Berlin April 17, 2025

Who will attend Putin’s Victory parade on May 9? The guest list will be a barometer of Russia’s standing in the world and how far he has got in building an alternative international community in the Global South.

IMF: Migration and refugee policies steer people, and economies, in new directions

Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Samuel Mann, Carolina Osorio-Buitron for the IMF April 16, 2025

When destination countries tighten migration and refugee policies, it has economic ripple effects elsewhere, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a blog. Migration has always been an integral part of humanity’s history and success.

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