Reshaping global economic governance and the role of Asia in the G20

World Trade Organization (WTO) head Pascal Lamy (L) chats with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn before the start of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting at the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings in Washington on April 16, 2011. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Cyn-Young Park, ADB

The global financial crisis has prompted a wide range of policy responses and long-overdue reform initiatives, implemented by an unprecedented degree of intergovernmental policy coordination to build a collective response — not just between large, advanced economies but with strong participation from emerging market economies, too.

The world economy has turned a corner, but the challenges it faces remain daunting. Read more…