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The Revival of Industrial Policy: A New Era of Government Intervention in the Economy
Explained ·Mar 19, 2026 ·7 min read

The Revival of Industrial Policy: A New Era of Government Intervention in the Economy

Governments are also becoming increasingly involved in helping certain companies and industries to achieve domestic goals like productivity increase, supply chain sustainability, strategic independence, and job security. According to the statistics of the Global Trade Alert (GTA), summarized in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there is an increase in new interventions in industrial policies, which starts to grow significantly after 2018 and has reached its apogee around the pandemic. There has been a significant increase in the number of measures of industrial policies in the world.

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Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Explained ·Mar 18, 2026

Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

In absolute terms, the amount of foreign direct investment into EMDEs declined by $435 billion to approximately $435 billion in 2023. In relative terms, the share of foreign direct investment of EMDE of total gross domestic product declined by approximately 2%. This decreasing trend appears to be affecting the majority (approximately 60%) of EMDEs, including the four largest EMDE regions (Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East), and is expected to continue to decline.

Developing Countries Face Debt Crisis: A Call for Concerted International Action
Explained ·Mar 17, 2026

Developing Countries Face Debt Crisis: A Call for Concerted International Action

The developing countries went into 2025 with a heavy burden on their economies occasioned by a conglomeration of global and local challenges. Significant changes in the international policy, increasing geopolitical tensions, a tightening of international financial resources, and a severe decrease in the official development assistance (ODA) have all played to the disadvantage of export performance, reduced fiscal space, and lowered growth opportunities.In 2024, the level of total external debt in the developing countries grew by 2.6 percent and reached USD 11.7 trillion.

Trump Calls on Congress to Enact ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ as Administration Advances School Nutrition Reform
Explained ·Mar 16, 2026

Trump Calls on Congress to Enact ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ as Administration Advances School Nutrition Reform

The U.S. Congress to enact proposed plans for healthcare reform, which include lowering costs for medications and health insurance premium rates, establishing greater accountability by large insurance companies, and creating a more transparent pricing system for healthcare services. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, signed into law by President Trump, is a huge shift in federal school nutrition policy and is part of healthcare reform.

The image represent the 2025 noble prize winners
Explained ·Mar 14, 2026

Nobel Economics Prize 2025: Unlocking Innovation-Driven Growth

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured the Nobel prize in economic sciences for the Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt. The award acknowledges their compelling works in elucidating the way innovation becomes the genesis of sustained economic growth.

Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Explained ·Mar 18, 2026

Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

In absolute terms, the amount of foreign direct investment into EMDEs declined by $435 billion to approximately $435 billion in 2023. In relative terms, the share of foreign direct investment of EMDE of total gross domestic product declined by approximately 2%. This decreasing trend appears to be affecting the majority (approximately 60%) of EMDEs, including the four largest EMDE regions (Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East), and is expected to continue to decline.

Developing Countries Face Debt Crisis: A Call for Concerted International Action
Explained ·Mar 17, 2026

Developing Countries Face Debt Crisis: A Call for Concerted International Action

The developing countries went into 2025 with a heavy burden on their economies occasioned by a conglomeration of global and local challenges. Significant changes in the international policy, increasing geopolitical tensions, a tightening of international financial resources, and a severe decrease in the official development assistance (ODA) have all played to the disadvantage of export performance, reduced fiscal space, and lowered growth opportunities.In 2024, the level of total external debt in the developing countries grew by 2.6 percent and reached USD 11.7 trillion.

Trump Calls on Congress to Enact ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ as Administration Advances School Nutrition Reform
Explained ·Mar 16, 2026

Trump Calls on Congress to Enact ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ as Administration Advances School Nutrition Reform

The U.S. Congress to enact proposed plans for healthcare reform, which include lowering costs for medications and health insurance premium rates, establishing greater accountability by large insurance companies, and creating a more transparent pricing system for healthcare services. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, signed into law by President Trump, is a huge shift in federal school nutrition policy and is part of healthcare reform.

The image represent the 2025 noble prize winners
Explained ·Mar 14, 2026

Nobel Economics Prize 2025: Unlocking Innovation-Driven Growth

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured the Nobel prize in economic sciences for the Nobel laureate Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt. The award acknowledges their compelling works in elucidating the way innovation becomes the genesis of sustained economic growth.

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