Many of the world’s economies are still struggling to recover from the global financial crisis. The threat of a crisis Mark II is not out of the question, though it’s unlikely, says Anne Krueger, a former chief economist of the World Bank, and first deputy managing director of the...

Australia, with its sound and well-managed financial system, stands to reap significant benefits from the economic growth in Asia. But a key question remains: how should Australia position itself in the Asian century? Reaching a consensus on this is crucial, according to Masahiko Takeda,...