If you bring diverse perspectives and experiences to a problem, you get better solutions, more creativity and higher productivity. Companies that harness these benefits give themselves a clear competitive advantage. But understanding that diversity and inclusion bring benefits isn't enough. We gather here to work together on how to make economics, finance and our own institutions more diverse and inclusive.
Apart from China, emerging and commodity-exporting economies as a whole have continued to lose pace. In this situation, Japan’s exports have been picking up. Real exports, after turning positive in the July-September quarter of 2014 on a quarter-on-quarter basis, have risen for two consecutive quarters.