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G7’s relevance cemented by G20’s dysfunction

America has taken a shine to forum - not as a way to thrash out global solutions, but as a body of like-minded leading nations able to agree a united front

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G7 prioritises ‘de-risking’ China links over ‘decoupling’

Striking the right balance between national security and economic interests is a challenge likely to weigh heavily during the summit

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The case for rethinking fiscal rules is overwhelming

Rather than exerting useful discipline, they are constraining government investment

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Why is the field of economics still so elitist?

There is no shortage of white men in economics. That is clear enough from a glance down the very male, very white list of winners of the discipline’s Nobel memorial prize. There are a few exceptions: the black Caribbean-born scholar Sir Arthur Lewis won i

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