By Hayley Hulme Source: BBC The End of an Assumption For much of the past two decades, the global economy has rested on a powerful assumption: that China would continue to deliver rapid, sustained growth. As the world’s manufacturing hub and one of the major drivers of global demand and growth, China has underpinned global trade, commodity markets, and economic expansion. This role has not only shaped domestic prosperity but also reconfigured global markets and trade flows

By Mariami Modebadze Source: Politico Negotiations toward a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the European Union (EU) were officially authorised on June 18, 2018. The partnership between the two signified an intention to establish a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement, which aimed to remove barriers to doing business for companies operating between the EU and Australia. At the centre of the FTA was a shared commitment to sustainable development and e

By Talha Haroon Source: The Decolonial Centre Emerging from an era reverberating with the roars of cannons and preceding one driven by economic ambition, the 1950s represented a revolutionary zeitgeist. In this age, nascent countries, previously shackled to imperial hegemony, ventured towards equitable global standing. In this endeavour, 29 Asian–African nations — representing two-thirds of the world’s population at the time — convened in Bandung to create a decolonised world