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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 18, 2017
China
China’s WTO Entry, 15 Years On
Late last year Tim Duy asked for an assessment of the decision to allow China to join the WTO, now that 15 years have passed. Greg Ip met the call well before I did, in a remarkable essay. But …
August 2, 2009
Monetary Policy
How much do the major Sovereign Wealth Funds manage?
This post is by Brad Setser and Rachel Ziemba of RGE Monitor A score of recent reports have put the total assets managed by sovereign wealth funds at around $3 trillion. That seems high to us – at…
May 24, 2009
Monetary Policy
The (almost) $2.5 trillionaire ...
The world’s sovereign wealth funds almost certainly have less money than is commonly thought. And China almost certainly has even more money than is commonly thought -- or at least more money th…
June 21, 2009
China
The good and bad news in the World Bank’s China Quarterly
The good news in the latest World Bank China Quarterly: One. China is growing, thanks to China’s government. The World Bank estimates that the government’s policy response will account for abou…
January 5, 2009
China
The China Not-Investing Corporation
This isn’t exactly news to those who have been following the TIC data, but it is amusing. Reuters reports: " Zhang Hongli, executive vice president of the China Investment Corp (CIC), said the $200…