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The article discusses the slowdown in the growth of global trade, including in regard to the rising value of the American dollar, the slowdown's impact on emerging countries and the reduced exports. An overview of the impact that the Chinese economy has on the reduced growth in global trade, including its reduced demand for raw materials, is provided.

Discusses various issues related to threat for jobs of low-skilled workers in rich industrial nations as a result of growing trade between the First World and the Third World. View that competition from cheap Third-World labor will force pay in the First World down and eliminate low-skilled labor jobs; Discussion on the relationship between productivity and wages; Discussion on the potential widening of pay differentials in the U.S. and Great Britain.

The article focuses on economic conditions in developing countries. The effects of the global financial crisis and recession on those countries appeared to mitigate significantly in 2009, as measured by economic indicators such as stock prices. While the recession led to slower economic development in major countries such as China and India, they did not slip into actual recession.

The article examines globalization in the world's economy. The very meaning of the word has undergone a change. Whereas it once meant the expansion of international business enterprises based in developed countries into developing ones, that process has increasingly worked the other way as well. Lenovo, the Chinese computer manufacturer, is presented as an example.

This article reports that liberalizing international migration, especially from poor countries, will boost global economic growth. The gap between labour's rewards in the poor world and the rich, even for something as menial as clearing tables, dwarfs the gap between the prices of traded goods from different parts of the world. The potential gains from liberalising migration therefore dwarf those from removing barriers to world trade. Although many more immigrants arrive legally than hidden in trucks or boats, voters fret that governments have lost control of who enters their country. Technology also aids migration. For would-be immigrants, the prize is huge. It may include a life free of danger and an escape from ubiquitous corruption, or the hope of a chance for their children.

Analyzes the economic outlook for emerging markets as of April 1999. Evidence of economic recovery, including Asia and Brazil; Factors in the economic crisis of 1998; Regional differences; Perspective on the surge of confidence; Reforms; Economic forecast.

Discusses various issues related to the implications of economic growth of the Third World for the economic performance of the First World. Discussion on developing countries as an independent source of growth in the world economy; Significance of developing countries as an important markets for western goods; Arguments pertaining to the manufactured imports from developing countries; Discussion on the current state of international trade and competition; Implications of large international markets for world trade and international firms.

The article presents the author's opinion on the global economic policy, in which rich countries must act to prevent prices from falling, that will cause problems for emerging economies. The author believes that deflation is a bigger concern among developed economies and that emerging economies are worried about inflation. The author suggests that stronger currencies in emerging markets are part of the rebalancing of the global economy.

The article examines the effect of the financial crisis and global recession on the poorest of the developing countries. Despite limited participation in the financial system which generate the crisis, these countries are seeing a sharp reduction in economic development. Foreign investment and foreign aid have both declined due to the crisis, and the recession has sparked a large decline in the prices of the commodities which are the main products of their economies.

The article discusses the world economic crisis and explore the effect that faltering economies in developed countries are having on the economies of developing countries. The importance of how developing economies handle the crisis is explored and its impact on the world economy is also detailed. Ways that developed countries are attempting to deal with the financial crisis are also examined.

This article examines whether or not poor countries' debts should be written off. With backers that include Bono and the pope, the campaign for poor-country debt relief has proved a powerful coalition. A decade ago, international institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, denied that debts owed to them needed to be forgiven at all. Since 1996, however, a programme, inelegantly called the HIPC initiative, has tried to cut the debts of 38 heavily-indebted poor countries to "sustainable" levels. Now, ahead of the autumn meetings of the IMF and the Bank this weekend, America and Britain are touting rival plans to rub out the debts entirely. America wants simply to write off the debts of HIPC countries. George Bush's Treasury officials point out that part of the money these countries borrow from international institutions goes straight back to Washington to service existing loans. Why not simply cancel the debt and switch to grants? Although the Treasury is not promising any new money, it says that eliminating debt would be a big step forward. Britain, by contrast, is offering more cash and wants more countries to get help. On September 26th, Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, said that the goal should be debt relief of up to 100% for all poor countries, not just those that are officially deemed to be heavily in debt. Debt activists are delighted. They hope that rivalry between rich countries will bring both debt write-offs and pledges of new money. Staff at international institutions are more sceptical, particularly about the American proposal, which they argue will drastically cut their resources. Debt forgiveness, they say, means that less money will flow back to the institutions to be lent to other poor countries later. A better question, though, is whether total debt relief makes any sense.

Focuses on debt relief for the world's poorest countries in light of the scheduled Group of Seven (G7) nations June 18, 1999 summit meeting in Cologne, Germany. Context for consideration of debt relief; Provisions of the debt-reduction initiative known as HIPC and its cost; Provisions for monitoring use of funds.

The editorial looks at international economic relations and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as of November 2013. It criticizes India for blocking progress in the negotiations underway to reach an international free-trade agreement, citing disagreements over agricultural subsidies and national food-security policies. It argues that a strengthened WTO would benefit the economies of poor countries, including India.

The article discusses slowing economic growth in developing nations as of 2013. Topics include China's shift to a consumption-based economy, the economic state of the nations known as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), and the purported need for economic policy reforms in the BRICS countries in relation to the preferences of Western nations.

The article offers an analysis of the global economy as of August 2011. It focuses on the rising economic fortunes of developing nations, and the relatively poor performance of more developed countries. Economic indicators such as gross domestic product, imports and exports, and commodities consumption are discussed.

The article considers international finance and international economic relations. The literary device of a fictional memo at an investment bank is used to discuss the continuing growth of developing countries and their status as emerging markets for foreign investment. The countries considered including Indonesia, Turkey and South Africa.

The article discusses the financial problems faced by business firms in developing countries due to the world economic crisis. Comments are included from economist Stephen Jen regarding the struggles faced even by sound economies. The article also attempts to discover why markets in emerging countries are falling more than those in developed countries.

The article discusses the relationship between the U.S. economy and those of the major emerging economies like China, India, Russia, and Brazil. Although the U.S. economy has slowed while the others continue to grow, most developing countries continue to follow U.S. monetary policy. This is seen as a mistake, since inflation has become a problem in the emerging economies

The article reports on economic assistance to Africa in 2007. In June, billionaires and anti-poverty campaigners gathered in Tanzania to discuss Africa's development. The meeting was organized by a company entitled Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED). TED's members, which include the heads of some of the world's largest technology firms, are seeking to use the power of ideas to help Africa's poorest.

The article reports that emerging markets are claiming that their debts are "illegitimate" and are refusing to pay, even if they have the means. The trio of Latin American Marxist nations, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia, are depending on their oil revenues to fund their economies and divorce themselves from global finances to a certain extent.

General financial information for the world's emerging economies is presented. The recent growth of Argentina's GDP is discussed. A review of the Economic Freedom of the World Index is also included. Charts reviewing industrial production, GDP and consumer prices in various developing countries are presented. Among the nations listed are included China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Brazil.

The article provides data on economic conditions in developing countries as of June 11, 2005. Having suffered both a drought and a deluge, Thailand's economy contracted in the first quarter for the first time in four years. GDP fell by 0.6% in the quarter, but the economy was still 3.3% bigger than the year before. Taiwan's exports rose by only 4% in the year to May, after growing by 11.2% in the year to April. The government blamed weak global demand for technology products. In Malaysia, industrial production grew by 6.8% in the year to April. Inflation is regaining strength in Turkey. Consumer-price inflation rose to 8.7% in May, after slowing earlier this year. Venezuelans are more confident than most others that their personal fortunes will improve, according to NOP World, a market-research organization. It asked consumers in 30 countries whether they thought their economic situation would get better over the coming year, and whether now was a good time to spend money. The percentage of respondents answering yes determines a country's rank in the index. A score greater than one shows that the proportion of confident consumers in that country exceeds the world average.

Presents data on economic conditions in developing countries as of January 29, 2005. China's economy continues to roar. GDP rose in the year to the fourth quarter by a faster-than-expected 9.5%, compared with a rise of 9.1% in the year to the third quarter. Africa is likely to be the home both of many of the world's fastest- and of its slowest-growing economies in 2005, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist. Some of the world's biggest economies, however, are expected to struggle. Italy and the Netherlands are expected to grow by only 1.5%; Japan and Germany by 1.4%. Zimbabwe is likely to remain at the bottom of the league table, with an outright decline in output of 3.1%.

The article presents data on economic conditions in emerging markets. The 12-month rate of consumer-price inflation in China fell to 4.3% in October from 5.2% in September. This mainly reflected a slower rise in food prices. Mexico's GDP growth quickened to 4.4% in the year to the third quarter, its fastest growth for almost four years. Brazil's 12-month rate of consumer-price inflation edged up to 6.9% in October, but that was still well below its rate of 14% a year earlier. Hungary's inflation rate fell to 6.3% in October, its lowest this year. Hungary is running the biggest current-account deficit of all among the larger emerging economies.

The article looks at trade policies. The United States is now working on bilateral trade accords with 12 countries. Foreign policy, more than economics, drives some of these deals. As a new World Bank report, "Global Economic Prospects 2005", points out, regional and bilateral trade deals are all the rage. Economists have long pointed out that the gains from multilateral trade liberalisation are far greater than those from bilateral or regional deals. Though the World Bank's report tries to emphasize that regional trade agreements can boost trade, the record is not encouraging. A simulation in the study estimates that a broad global trade agreement could increase world income by $263 billion by 2015, of which $109 billion would go to poor countries. If developing countries all had bilateral agreements with big rich trading partners (the European Union, the United States, Canada and Japan), global income would rise by much less: $112 billion.

Government spending on AIDS is rising, but perhaps not by enough. As the lobbying season for AIDS-aid gets going in earnest, UNAIDS, the United Nations (UN) agency charged with combating the disease, has released its latest figures on how much money has been raised in the past, and how much it thinks will be needed in the future. The first two charts in its report seem designed to create just the right atmosphere of hope and concern. One shows that AIDS spending in poor countries has risen tenfold over the past seven years, and that poor countries are taking their responsibilities seriously by providing over a third of the total (up from close to zero). The other suggests that the ratio of unmet need to actual spending is rising.

When developing countries turn to economists for advice on trade, they are usually pointed towards David Ricardo. According to his law of comparative advantage, countries should specialise in whatever they are best at producing, leaving their trading partners to provide everything else. As Ricardo Hausmann and Dani Rodrik, two economists at Harvard University, put it in a recent paper, economic development is a haphazard process of 'self-discovery.' Bangladesh, for example, is good at exporting hats, having sold $175m-worth to America in 2000. And why did Pakistan, a country with a similar mix of land, labour and capital, export $130m-worth of bed-sheets to America in 2000 but a mere $700,000-worth of hats? Mr. Hausmann and Mr. Rodrik cite many examples of countries that have happened upon a lucrative export niche -- cut flowers from Colombia, software from India, footballs from Pakistan -- to which raw factor endowments give only the roughest of guides.

Analyzes the U.S.' involvement in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Comments of U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill that there is too little to show for the billions of dollars spent in the developing world; Support of Bush of poorer nations being given money by the International Developing Association, not being lent it; European criticism of Bush's approach to providing aid to developing nations; View that Bush and the U.S. has not provided the necessary economic leadership.

Reports on the drop in the amount of foreign aid spent per impoverished person. Effect of diseases on economically challenged countries; How misspent aid money often makes the situation worse; How poor economies need to figure out a way to help themselves; Discussion of the global health fund; Importance of trade in ending poverty.

Discusses various issues related to the need of new management in the changing world economy. Discussion on the increasing interdependence of developed and developing economies; Arguments pertaining to the relevance of G7, a group of seven developed countries; under the increased weight of developing countries; Arguments pertaining to role of Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development; Discussion on the need of change in International Monetary Fund.