INDONESIA`S PRESIDENT IS JEOPARDISING THE ECONOMY AND DEMOCRACY / THE ECONOMIST

Archipelagoing fast Indonesia’s president is jeopardising the economy and democracy Prabowo Subianto is too spendthrift and too authoritaria...

THE FRENCH MASTERMIND BEHIND A EUROS1BN PÒNZI SCHEME / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

The French mastermind behind a €1bn Ponzi scheme Gérard Lhéritier lured investors by selling shares in literary treasures. When suspicions g...

THE U.S DECOUPLING FROM THE GLOBAL GLOOM HAS LIMITS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The US decoupling from the global gloom has limits Total economic and financial insulation is an impossibility Mohamed El-Erian US stock mar...

AFTER HUNGARY, COULD MEXICO BE NEXT? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

After Hungary, Could Mexico Be Next? During his 16-year rule, Hungary's Viktor Orbán could plausibly argue that his model delivered orde...

THE OIL PRICE CRUNCH IS LOOMING / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The oil price crunch is looming The longer the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, the more likely a crisis-like adjustment in rich economi...

CHINA`S LACKLUSTER ECONOMIC DATA / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

China’s Lackluster Economic Data A rapid rebound seems increasingly unlikely. By Geopolitical Futures  China’s economy continues to face a d...