The DRC's 2020 household survey reveals how VAT shapes everyday life--and fairness. Introduced in 2012, VAT offers stable revenue, yet multiple rates and exemptions mostly benefit higher-income ...

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But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.

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India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, tried to divert attention from domestic problems by promoting the image of India as a ...

In each era of globalisation since the mid-17th century, a single country has sought to be the clear world leader – shaping ...

Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut that killed over 200 people and compounded Lebanon's ...

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

Despite mounting trade tensions, China intends to remain a global manufacturing power while building stronger economic growth ...

U.S. officials have launched an investigation into whether China fulfilled its commitments under a 2020 trade pact.

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Yet the copper craze is strangely timed. The metal, long known as “Dr Copper” for its ability to diagnose economic conditions ...