Following the official launch of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Dr. Nicola Casarini explores how the internationalization of the renminbi can benefit the global economy with an emphasis on the Eurozone.

More than one-half of Americans think China is already the world’s leading economy – an astonishing misperception, given that China’s gross domestic product

The Chinese economy continues to be a hot topic in international media forums as its export growth rate starts to decline due to the dark economic clouds hangin

Chinese leaders had a packed Valentine’s Day this year. Xi Jinping, the new leader-in-waiting, toured the US in an effort to develop a rapport with American le

The Italian sovereign debt market has been severely shocked by sell-offs in recent weeks as the yield for 10-year government bonds rose to 7%, a figure consider

As a responsible member of international society, China arguably has a duty to help sustain the international system that enabled its rise. To some extent, this implies it cannot stand by indifferently while eurozone economies unravel. That said, there are other compelling domestic interests and concerns that China can ill afford to ignore.

Last month news emerged that China was seriously considering buying sovereign bonds from distressed European economies—a move that could have buoyed financial

Over the past few weeks, a troubling trend is reemerging in global credit markets: as the debt crisis across the Atlantic drags on, it is getting more difficult

Since mid-May, the United States has lived on borrowed time as Washington has debated multiple deficit-plans before the Aug 2 deadline. After last-minute twists

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) governance reform is now at another decisive moment. However, it seems that the arrest of former managing director Domi