US colleges and universities hosted nearly 1.2 million international students in the 2024-25 school year, an all-time high.
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Japan and the US both want the yen to strengthen, but for quite different reasons. But succeeding in this task has risks of its own.
Are recent gains against the US dollar just a blip – or the start of a new trend? A former Reserve Bank economist explains what to keep an eye on for the year ahead.
The trade wars could eventually undermine the importance of the US dollar, but it isn’t happening yet.
Stone was the last of the old-style Canberra mandarins, serving eight Australian treasurers, from Snedden to Keating.
As the fate of US cultural exchange programs is debated, one foreign policy historian recounts how such programs have made it ‘harder to hate people you really know.’
International students are part of communities nationwide. Declines in their enrollment could mean economic trouble for cities and towns across the country.
Nigeria can benefit from a Brics partnership but it must find a careful balance between the relationship and the interests of its western allies.
The recent fall in the Australian dollar against the US dollar is more a matter of the US dollar being strong than the Australian dollar being weak.
If you’re an Australian travelling overseas, prepare to possibly pay more. But for other groups, including our export industries, a weak Australian dollar can have upsides.
Russia’s rouble is in trouble as new sanctions hit the country’s financial sector.
Ethiopia’s macroeconomic policy shift holds the promise of significant progress, but success is far from certain.
The negative investor sentiment and massive capital flight could be reversed by improved governance and accountability.
Slow growth of exports and tourism and a resurgence of global inflation have created dollar shortages in some African economies.
At the right moment, Australia’s Reserve Bank would be wise to stop taking its lead from the US – holding interest rates here steady, even if they’re still rising overseas.
The IMF sends its staff on two types of mission to member countries: to assess the state of the country’s macro economy or to assess the need for financial support.
The Ghanaian currency is facing structural hurdles.
Festivals in Ghana are evolving as tourist attractions.
Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren’t conducive to such an issuance.
In a world beset by a global pandemic, colleges and universities may have to find a way for US students to study abroad without ever leaving American soil.
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