Who will be the winner of the U.S.-China trade war winner? Neither.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
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Big pharma wants universal health coverage as 'sustainable' funding
The global trade federation IFPMA joined a chorus of voices saying health spending is a critical investment, not just a cost.
IMF forecasts a modest slowdown in the global growth rate to 3.5%
That updated forecast is down from the 3.7% growth rate from last year that had been expected to continue in 2019.
IMF is wary of governments piling up unsustainable levels of debt
The global financial institution has acknowledged difficulties in assessing the problem among developing nations.
U.N. chief rallies nations to take action against a 'world of trouble'
António Guterres urged more diplomacy, climate ambition, technology uses, and focus on the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals.
UNAIDS and Global Fund plan multibillion-dollar scaleups
The two organizations say far more global funding is needed to end HIV, tuberculosis and malaria epidemics by 2030.
World Bank's turnover at the top tests the politics of international aid
Not surprisingly, the patterns of American and European leadership have been an affront to non-Western nations.
Rise of populism and trade wars erodes international cooperation
The Trump administration's broadsides embolden nations with poor rights records and encourage attacks on journalists.
Japanese pullout from organization marks return to commercial whaling
Japan will leave the International Whaling Commission, which will drop to 88 members, and resume whaling in April.
UNAIDS promises instant reforms but its leader will linger a half-year
Despite UNAIDS' insistence on urgency, its leader announced he would wait to resign his position until the end of next June.
Global patent filings show steady rise, but at slowing growth rate
China is responsible for much of the growth as innovation becomes the main intellectual property battleground.
Global trading rules galvanize G-20 leaders amid U.S.-China tensions
The Group of 20 expressed concern about the future of the World Trade Organization, which Trump threatened to leave.
Trade policy organization shuttered amid controversy after 22 years
The Geneva-based International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development said it was closing immediately.
Leaders from Canada, Mexico and U.S. send 'NAFTA 2.0' to lawmakers
The trade deal fulfills U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.
Global financial regulator presses for more U.S. engagement
The Financial Stability Board monitors and recommends ways of strengthening the world's financial architecture.
International Finance Corporation case is a challenge to immunity rules
Justices are deciding if the World Bank's financial lending arm has the same immunity afforded to nations under U.S. laws.