The greatest significance of North Korea's nuclear test and attempt to attend the World Economic Forum is that they highlight either the DPRK’s misunderstanding of or indifference towards the global economy despite overtly stating otherwise.

By Kyle Ferrier This year’s G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey may best remembered for the inclusion of non-economic issues in response to the terror attacks...

Five years have passed since South Korea served as the G-20 host in 2010, yet contributions from its presidency of the multilateral economic forum are crucial to this year’s talks.

Still in the nascent stage of planning, a Northeast Asia Development Bank would serve as a multilateral development bank (MDB) to attract investment in Northeast Asia, specifically intending to incentivize the DPRK to denuclearize through access to external capital for development.

The possibility of an increase of the federal funds rate for the first time since June 2006 has garnered much public attention, with policy heavyweights weighing in for and against a rate rise. At the core of concerns for the global economy is the prospect of capital flight from emerging markets to the U.S., as investors could receive higher yields with less risk.