The global balance of payments only adds up if the G-7's geopolitical rivals are also its bankers.

The common denominator across many emerging economies is a shortage of dollars. But the causes differ, as do the solutions.

Federal Court of Appeals in the United Arab Emirates, which sits in Abu Dhabi, has sentenced to jail six Nigerians for transferring $782,000 from Dubai to Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Lebanon is in a deep financial hole, with no obvious way out.

G20 leaders are meeting in Washington to discuss a possible overhaul of global finance. One topic on the agenda is whether to increase the resources of the IMF, which stood at $201 billion at the e…