Economic openness denotes the extent to which a country permits cross-border flows of goods, services, capital and technology. Over recent decades, policymakers and scholars have probed the ways in ...

Major powers are promoting disengagement and isolation from the global economy in their economic security strategies. Southeast Asia has bucked this trend. Deeply dependent on its integration into ...

Economic openness—encompassing trade liberalisation, cross-border capital mobility and foreign direct investment—has long been recognised as a driver of growth, innovation and poverty reduction.

The winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics underscore how innovation and openness fuel progress—offering lessons for the US–China AI race and the fragility of growth. The 2025 Nobel Memorial ...

Recent tariff announcements have caused significant disruption across global markets and economies. Subsequent changes and postponements—including negotiations between major economies like China and ...

The United States' continued withdrawal from the global economy under the incoming Trump administration may result in large-scale retaliation from economic powers such as China and the EU, causing ...

Who truly has Beijing’s ear when it comes to economic policymaking? As China navigates a period of profound economic challenges, this question has taken on new urgency. While outsiders often perceive ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on ...

The Philippines is ushering in a new era of economic openness. Legislators have ushered in landmark reforms that ease foreign ownership restrictions, moves widely seen as pivotal in transforming the ...

As of 2025, 29 Chinese cities had entered the “trillion-yuan GDP club.” This group includes major urban centers such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and others. They serve not only as engines of ...