Global Economy and Finance Programme

We produce policy-oriented research and analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the 21st century global economy.

The Global Economy and Finance programme maintains links with policy-makers, practitioners and researchers around the globe. We work to ensure that independent analysis of global economic issues translates into practical and timely policy insights and recommendations.

Activities

Undertaking original policy research on cutting edge issues affecting the global economy and finance;
Convening round table discussions, seminars and workshops, bringing together the work of leading scholars, policy-makers and business representatives;
Holding private briefings with policymakers, business leaders, policy officials and international authorities.

Research focus

The Pandemic and the Global Economic Crisis;
International Economic Cooperation;
Global Economic Governance and the Role of the G7 and G20;
Economics of Climate Change;
International Trade and Investment;
Developing Country Debt;
Innovative Finance for Global Health;
Corporate Purpose and Responsibilities;
Evolution of the International Monetary System.

Efforts to finance the global HIV response were the product of a unique era of collaborative thinking and partnerships. This research paper seeks to draw lessons for the benefit of future core global health priorities.

The ‘net zero’ transition will require a massive reallocation of private capital from high- to low-carbon assets in coming decades. Action by central banks, financial regulators and industry coalitions will be critical to this process.

Global economic and financial institutions have been ill equipped to date to support climate action. What reforms are realistically possible?

Global trade continues to face multiple challenges as the risks of deepening tensions between the US and China, along with those of an escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine, weigh on economies.

A global approach is the only way to tackle debt distress in Africa. This will require strategic cooperation between China, the West and African nations.

Latest content

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World leaders pay their respects at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat on September 10, 2023

The leaders’ declaration ensures the G20 will survive, but members have to take more risk in trusting each other to deliver what is urgently required.

A proposed framework for improved decision-making in public international financing for global health priorities.

The stark disconnect between climate science and financial market sentiment will eventually end. It looks increasingly likely to be a sudden and painful adjustment.

Upcoming events

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Join Chatham House and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Conservative Party conference this October.

Join Chatham House and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Labour Party conference this October.

Latest projects

Research and convening to address the most pressing trade issues with the aim to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient global trade system.

This project seeks to put forward practical, collaborative, politically viable solutions to some of the economic challenges the world currently faces.

This project supports public policymakers and private sector practitioners working on the international economic impact of climate change.

This project examines how rapid changes in the political, economic and technology environment are influencing the path of globalization.

This project explores how multinational companies are changing their view of their purpose and responsibilities in the face of rapidly evolving global challenges.

Researching the feasibility of using the RMB offshore market to provide financing for Chinese infrastructure projects.

The project aimed to foster discussion of challenges facing economic policy coordination in the new post-crisis environment.

Programme team

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Creon Butler

Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Sarah Okoye

Manager, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Lilia Caiado Couto

Research Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Stephen Pickford

Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Siddharth Tiwari

Associate Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Dr Emily Jones

Associate Fellow, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Lucy Forster

Programme Coordinator, Global Economy and Finance Programme

Contact

For information on supporting the Global Economy and Finance Programme, please contact [email protected].

Funding

The Global Economy and Finance Programme seeks support from organizations which recognize the importance of independent analysis of global economic issues that will translate into practical and timely policy insights on the challenges facing the world economy today.

The programme funds its activities through a combination of public, non-profit and private sources including project grants from international organizations, event sponsorship and fellowship support.

All research programmes and staff adhere to the Chatham House Principles for Independent Research and Convening. For further information on Chatham House’s overall funding, please visit the Our Funding pages.

The Global Economy and Finance Programme would like to thank the following organizations for their support of our current work:

AIG
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
BCG
Clifford Chance
Diageo
Global Citizen
Hanns Seidel Stiftung
Ikea Foundation
JETRO
KR Foundation
Ministry of Finance, Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
Nomura Foundation
ONE
Rockefeller Foundation
UK Cabinet Office
University of Sussex
UPS