Issue 21 of 2009 Total issue 248
Print:2009-10-12
Print:2009-10-12
Cover Story
- New Scope, New Shape on IMF Radar Screen
- Reforming the International Monetary Fund and a search for an internationally coordinated policy to cope with an apparent economic recovery dominated IMF's annual meeting recently in Turkey.
- Geithner's Formula for Post-Crisis Optimism
- Speaking with Caijing's editor, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner explained his support for IMF quotas and the U.S. dollar.
Editorial
- Accelerating IMF's Slow Wheels of Reform
- The financial crisis has given the world a chance to balance quotas and reform the International Monetary Fund. Will we squander it?
Economist
- For Economic Stimuli, a Revolving Exit Door
- Can interest rate adjustments, currency devaluation and zigzag policymaking help unwind economic stimuli? It depends.
- Currencies: A Front Line for Global Balance
- Fluctuating currency values can make or break foreign exchange traders. On a far wider scale, they affect global economic balance.
Major Stories
- Bearish Bump for China's International Board
- Positive signals for an international board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange point to a nearing launch. But major obstacles remain.
- In Guiyang, a Golden Rule Built on Graft
- Climbing a government career ladder proved lucrative for Fan Zhongqian, who allegedly accepted developer bribes for 20 years.
- Tax Man Scurries in China's Fiscal Squeeze
- A government goal to boost tax revenues 8.2 percent this year may be unreachable. But ambitious state tax collectors aren't giving up.
- Vanke's Big Bet in a Quiet Corner of Beijing
- China's largest property developer has had limited success in Beijing despite 20 years of trying. Is Fangshan its game-changer?
- Slow Start for Pension Investment Strategy
- Huge pension funds locked in low-rate accounts could be used for more lucrative investments. But one plan's details are controversial.
- Loan Surge Sows Risk at Rural Credit Co-ops
- Rural credit cooperatives are shunning farmers in favor of government investment projects, raising fears of future defaults.
- Cut Ties that Bind China to Special Interests
- Rural credit cooperatives are shunning farmers in favor of government investment projects, raising fears of future defaults.
- Cloudy Prospects for Investing Down Under
- The recent collapse of several Chinese investment deals in Australia is raising concerns about government barriers.
- Central Banks, Arsonists and Playing with Fire
- Money supply growth has sparked an asset market boom that supports the economy, not the other way around. Don't get burned.
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