The biggest bar to implementing necessary structural reforms is the rise in political populism in Europe and the U.S., the Spanish economy minister said on Thursday.
The best-known philanthropists may herald from the U.S., but many European nations send far more aid overseas in proportion to the size of their economies.
Glencore's plan to knock $10.2 billion off its debt pile is achievable, the president of Rusal — the Russian metals producer which has pulled off its own massive debt cut — told CNBC.
The U.S. may have got a visit first, but Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the U.K. this week will likely be a good deal more harmonious — and potentially, lucrative.