List of Economics articles
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A Nigerian man walks on plastic waste in the Mosafejo area of Lagos on Feb. 12. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images) Growth Alone Won’t Help the Poor
Nigeria shows that economic growth combined with rising inequality won’t lift people out of poverty. The country’s next government should heed the lesson.
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A prostitute waits for clients behind her window in the red light district of Amsterdam on Dec. 8, 2008. It’s Legal to Sell Sex in Amsterdam, But Don’t Expect the Same Rights As Other Workers.
The famously permissive Dutch city is cracking down on prostitution, relocating sex workers, and discriminating against those employed in the industry.
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The symbol of the euro, the currency of the eurozone, stands illuminated in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan. 21, 2015. (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images) The EU’s Dirty Money Blacklist: North Korea, Syria, and… Puerto Rico?
In the latest showdown between Brussels and Washington, the U.S. Treasury Department instructed American banks to ignore new EU anti-money laundering directives.
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Police seize a hoard of cash in Salto del Guairá, Paraguay on Feb. 14, 2017. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images) Paraguay Is a Fiscal Paradise for Terrorists
The South American country needs to do a better job patrolling its financial system—or face the consequences.
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iStockphoto/Foreign Policy illustration Forget Bitcoin, Try Your Mattress
Cryptocurrency is about as safe as keeping your money in a sock under someone else’s bed.
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Paramilitary police officers stand guard near a Starbucks in the Beijing Railway Station on Feb. 2 ahead of the Lunar New Year. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images) How Beijing Could Unmake Howard Schultz’s Billions
Corporate interests and political power are a dangerous mix for a wannabe president.
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A Russian man pauses on a street in central Moscow on March 10, 2017. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Russians Lower Their Standards
Life may be getting harder in Russia, but Putin doesn’t care.
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Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration Trump’s Trade Woes Cloud His Re-Election Chances
The new NAFTA is going nowhere, China’s not budging, and farmers are going under.
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Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 1, 2017. (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Trump Can Make Better Use of Corporate Sanctions
The U.S. president’s deal with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska should teach policymakers a sharp lesson.
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The Trump administration nominated David Malpass as the new head of the World Bank after President Jim Yong Kim abruptly stepped down. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images) Will David Malpass Run the World Bank or Ruin It?
Trump taps a critic of the world’s biggest development bank to be its next president.
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Supporters of Hezbollah hold posters of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the movement's slain former military commander, Imad Mughniyeh, on Sept. 20, 2018 in Beirut. From Rogue to Regular
What will it take for Washington to accept Iran as a “normal” state?
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks to the press in Caracas on Jan. 31. (Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images) Our Best Weekend Reads
Inside the U.S. decision to get behind Congo’s election and how the United States failed Afghan women.
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From left, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launch the long-awaited special vehicle for Iran trade in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan. 31. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images) EU Offers Up a Meager Workaround to U.S. Iran Sanctions
The new vehicle will do little to ease Iran’s economic pain, though it should help humanitarian trade.
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U.S. Consul General F. John Bray (third from right) takes part in the closing gong ceremony at the Nigeria Stock Exchange in Lagos on Jan. 29, 2018. (Sunday Alamba/AP) American Markets Can Beat Chinese Money in Africa
For Prosper Africa to work, it needs to unleash the power of U.S. investors.
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A woman walks past a currency exchange shop in Tehran's grand bazaar on Nov. 3, 2018. Can a New Currency End Tehran’s Economic Woes?
The Central Bank of Iran wants to take four zeros off the rial—but redenomination won’t work miracles.
