One thing to be said for the women now heading the Federal Reserve and the IMF: compared to some of their predecessors, they are refreshingly honest. The Wall Street Journal reported on July 2nd: Two of the world’s most powerful women of finance sat down for a lengthy discussion Wednesday on the …
Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other
Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other By Thalif Deen May 8 2013 (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian country was riddled with corruption in a bygone era, there were rumours that government officials routinely offered receipts every time they accepted a bribe. Last week, Hamid Karzai, the …
The Battle of Markets Vs. Governments
June 15, 2012 The Battle of Markets Vs. Governments In light of the momentous events in financial markets this week, we present a special series of essays by Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank. He has a dual message for would-be reformers: …
People Power Pushes Mubarak Out
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