8 Aug 2023
Sri Lanka’s deep debt bind
Imposing losses on domestic creditors essentially imposes losses on the country itself.
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12 Jul 2023
Scrapping IMF surcharges is key to cutting debt burden on distressed nations
The economic logic of charging beyond lending rates doesn’t add up and also undermines the Fund’s legitimacy. -
8 Jun 2023
Economic diplomacy: Duelling D-words to delineate China
Australia seems to be treading carefully around the G7’s agreement to de-risk dependence on the region’s biggest economy. -
12 May 2023
Taming international capital flows
Emerging economies have borne the brunt of “easy money” economics, but past wisdom is catching up. -
3 May 2023
International debt: Time for a global restructuring framework
In domestic bankruptcy, a specialised institution settles creditors. Why can’t this be the case for emerging economies? -
13 Apr 2023
Economic diplomacy: Counting the cost of decoupling
US-China tensions are disrupting economic links for other countries as new forecasts of slow growth make change harder. -
2 Mar 2023
Economic diplomacy: Arming up for war and trade
Sovereign capability is the government’s answer to an old political trade-off in the face of geoeconomic fragmentation. -
8 Feb 2023
China’s growth prospects after zero-Covid
A strong initial rebound perhaps but held back by major downward pressures. -
2 Feb 2023
Economic diplomacy: Diversification is hard to do
Treasurer Jim Chalmers should rise above outdated jibes at the IMF to justify his aims for a new values-based economy. -
20 Oct 2022
Economic diplomacy: The IMF faces a US$ reality check
The Bretton Woods institutions may face existential challenges from the decoupling of the United States and China. -
15 Sep 2022
Digital finance makes international cooperation even more important
In a world without physical cash, differing standards for digital currencies risk creating exclusionary trade blocs. -
27 Jul 2022
Is Pakistan heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka?
Surging prices, shortages, growing debt, a teetering economy. Familiar ingredients point to trouble ahead. -
26 Jul 2022
Capital flows to emerging economies
The International Monetary Fund’s “free-market” view is questioned by economists, who argue for policy intervention. -
1 Jun 2022
Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt
It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden on nations suffering more extreme weather events. -
5 May 2022
Economic diplomacy: Trade shifts challenge a new government
“Friendshoring” offers a half-way house between reshoring production and diversifying markets in a deglobalising world. -
21 Apr 2022
Economic diplomacy: After Ukraine, the IMF ponders the future
A decoupling world will still need an old-style cooperative rescue service to repair the economic minefields. -
24 Mar 2022
Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order
From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance. -
27 Jan 2022
Bitcoin vs the IMF, and other great expectations
A roundup of recent economic events foreshadows a year of flux and reinvention, from Europe to the Pacific. -
11 Oct 2021
A rank index or a politicised process? The IMF and trouble at the top
The IMF chief rejects fudging China’s ranking on a flagship index. Her fate won’t change the institution’s character. -
12 Apr 2021
Covid recovery, in Australia and the world
Drawing from his new Lowy Institute Paper, John Edwards looks at the fallout of the pandemic and where things are going. -
11 Feb 2021
Covid’s long reach upsets the economic pecking order
China’s economy could overtake the US faster than expected but there are also implications for Australia closer to home. -
3 Dec 2020
As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms
Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another. -
22 Oct 2020
The International Monetary Fund and capital flows
Bridging free-market doctrine and the need for intervention in emerging economies is still a stretch at the IMF. -
28 Apr 2020
New Zealand: Running the marathon
Having started well, there’s a lot to happen yet. And so far this race is not a team event, internationally. -
16 Mar 2020
The IMF ponders international capital flows
Foreign capital flows without effective debt resolution is like Christianity without the threat of hell. -
10 Oct 2019
Economic diplomacy: Auditing globalism, trade woes, ASEAN’s future
Measuring and managing the world economy – and Australia’s place – sees a pushback to a “negative globalism” mantra. -
8 Jul 2019
The race to be next IMF chief
The old “gentleman’s agreement” will likely hold, with a European to take the top job, settled by a backroom deal. -
24 Oct 2018
Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn slammed the IMF during his election campaign and then sought a bailout - why? -
10 Oct 2018
A balancing act for IMF’s new Chief Economist
The challenge will be to find the line in-between economics and diplomacy in an organisation dictated by tradition. -
5 Oct 2018
Out of balance: Pakistan’s economic crisis
The solution should be simple: fix the budget and promote sustainable business growth. If only. -
25 Oct 2017
The future role of international financial institutions
The international financial system is significantly different to the one that existed when the IMF and World Bank were established. -
19 Sep 2017
Managing economic risk in Asia: A strategy for Australia
Much more active capital-flow management would reduce the likelihood of crisis. -
18 Sep 2017
Using economic diplomacy to reduce financial risks in Asia
The IMF will remain important, particularly for dealing with deeper crises. But it risks becoming less central and an increasingly last resort. -
19 Jul 2017
How the IMF evaluates the Asian financial crisis
The tone of IMF Deputy Managing Director Mitsuhiro Furusawa is one of quiet satisfaction. But a different narrative can be told. -
17 Jan 2017
Why is it so hard for the IMF to accept criticism?
The chief criticism is that the IMF is not a 'learning organisation'. -
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