The Economist - 21 августа 2021

Год выпуска: август 2021

Автор: The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group

Жанр: Экономика/Политика

Издательство: «The Economist Newspaper Ltd»

Формат: PDF (журнал на английском языке)

Качество: OCR

Количество страниц: 68

BIDEN’S DEBACLE: What it means for Afghanistan and America

• The fiasco in Afghanistan is a huge and unnecessary blow to America’s standing: leader, page 7.
• The consequences: briefing, page 13.
• Joe Biden blames everyone else: Lexington,page 31.
• Britain’s soldier-politicians: Bagehot, page 21.
• Pakistan’s share in the victory: Banyan, page 40.
• hina sees America humbled: Chaguan, page 43.

How to shut down QE

• Central banks should be clear what their balance-sheets are for, and then shrink them: leader, page 8.
• Inflation in poor countries poses a stern test, page 54.
• Covid-19 is compounding an economic slowdown in China, page 53.

A red-hot boom in green startups

• A decade after the previous green-investment bonanza fizzled, another is under way, page 47.

Covid-19: bats and labs

• There has never been a proper investigation into the origins of the virus. There should be, page 44.
• Biosafety needs tightening: leader, page 8.

Should you work on holiday?

• Being out of the office, but not out of reach: Bartleby: page 50.