World economy

From Brussels to New Delhi

IPN Opinion article

Author: Philip Stevens

An EU - India trade deal could be an economic bright spot in 2010

Rising food prices, protectionism and the poor

IPN Opinion article

Author: Caroline Boin

Food prices have drastically risen over the past year, causing street protests from Mexico to India to Senegal; it is the poorest countries that will benefit most from dropping their own tariffs in response to this.

The Real Threat to European R&D

IPN Opinion article

Author: Alec van Gelder

It is governments, who undermine property rights and drive investment and business out of Europe, that are to blame for the falling levels and quality of European R&D, not new competition from the fast-growng countries of Asia.