Economics

It is time to think beyond regional success, says Yannis Stournaras

Kenneth Rogoff on his career as an academic economist and time in international economic policy; discussing the rising sovereign debt burdens, monetary policy, the legacy of quantitative easing, exchange rate theories, tariffs, and the US dollar's status as the world reserve currency.

The increasing costs of the war in Ukraine will increase Moscow's incentive to end it, but only in the medium to long term.

The call comes as a sectoral permitting reform bill is poised for approval, while efforts to pass draft legislation on environmental permitting have waned.

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I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston. Today we’re looking at ways that the Gulf region’s role in the world is shifting. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

China’s economy has suffered from slow consumer spending and a slump in the real estate market. The unpredictable trade war with the United States risks further economic problems, but the current pause in tariff increases plus persistent stimulus from Beijing are keeping the worst outcomes at bay.