Anthony Rowley

fd Heavy hitters join the ranks of Japan boosters Tokyo's claims to fame as a place to invest and a financial centre are receiving

China's growing dominance in solar panels, electric cars and batteries is putting US and European manufacturers at a disadvantage and is attracting defensive hostility

A customer shops for food at a grocery store in San Rafael, California, on March 12.

Mark Zuckerberg talks to Paula Hurd and Bill Gates at a pre-wedding bash for billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son in Jamnagar, India, on March 2.

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on March 25.

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank president Ajay Banga at a press conference in Marrakesh on October 12. Photo: AFP

The IMF is warning regulators about the systemic risks of the rapidly growing private credit market, a largely opaque sector involving direct lending to corporations

Well-designed policies that support innovation and technology diffusion more broadly can lead to higher economic growth across countries. Policies that limit rivals’ access to technology are hardly best for the world.

Well-designed policies that support innovation and technology diffusion more broadly can lead to higher economic growth across countries. Policies that limit rivals' access to technology are hardly best for the world

If wisdom has a place at all, it should be within above-the-fray institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. Yet there is often scant sign of it