## F&D Authors

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### Staff and Editorial Team
- Gita Bhatt, Editor-In-Chief
- Nicholas Owen, Managing Editor
- Andreas Adriano, Senior Editor
- Jeff Kearns, Senior Editor
- Peter J. Walker, Senior Editor
- Andrew Stanley, Assistant Editor
- Bruce Edwards, Multimedia Content
- Melinda Weir, Production Manager
- Marta Doroszczyk, Digital Marketing
- Natalia Venegas Figueroa, Digital Marketing
- Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng, Social Media Editor

### Featured September 2026 themes and pieces
- Economic growth
  - "Thriving in a Fragmented World" — BEN BLAND (September 2026)
  - "China’s Emerging Economic Engine" — YANLIANG MIAO (topic note: technology-led model requires more balanced growth)
- Development
  - "Why Development Feels Harder" — MUHAMAD CHATIB BASRI (September 2026)
  - Subtopic: Precarious employment and rising expectations fueling frustration across emerging economies
- Debt
  - "Japan’s Debt Beyond the Headlines" — RAHUL ANAND and SHUJAAT KHAN (September 2026)
  - Subtopic: Context makes all the difference in evaluating fiscal prospects
- International trade
  - "A World Seeking Balance" — MANASA PATNAM (September 2026)
  - Subtopic: Surpluses and deficits reflect deeper choices about saving and investment across interconnected economies
- Asia-focused analysis
  - "What Asia Brings to the Table" — TAN SU SHAN (topic note: Advanced manufacturing, trade, technology, and wealth creation give the region powerful advantages)
  - "AI and the Informal Economy" — ANTHONY TAN (topic note: Southeast Asia shows how to extend benefits to millions outside the formal economy)
- Fintech
  - "From Speed to Trust in Digital Payments" — SETHAPUT SUTHIWARTNARUEPUT (September 2026)
  - Subtopic: Asia’s impressive technological progress must now meet the challenge of building trust

### Multimedia and special formats
- Podcast
  - "Ha-Joon Chang on Infant Industry Protection" — HA-JOON CHANG (Economic growth | Podcast)
  - Note: The podcast discusses South Korea’s transformation from an agrarian society to an industrial powerhouse and Chang’s experience of that "economic miracle."

### Topics and editorial focus areas (as reflected by articles)
- Economic growth and geopolitical fragmentation
- Development challenges: labor market precarity and rising expectations in emerging economies
- Fiscal and debt analysis with country-specific context (Japan)
- International trade balances and macroeconomic choices
- Asia’s role in manufacturing, trade, technology, and wealth creation
- The intersection of AI, digital payments, fintech, and the informal economy
- Multimedia engagement including podcast interviews with economists

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## References

- [F&D Magazine](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd)
- [Magazine Archives](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues)
- [Country Focus](https://www.imf.org/en/news/country-focus)
- [About F&D Magazine](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/about-fandd)
- [Gita Bhatt, Editor-In-Chief](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/About-FandD)
- [Economic growth](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/topics/economic%20growth)
- [Thriving in a Fragmented World](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/thriving-in-a-fragmented-world-ben-bland)
- [BEN BLAND](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/ben%20bland)
- [Development](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/topics/development)
- [Why Development Feels Harder](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/why-development-feels-harder-muhamad-chatib-basri)
- [MUHAMAD CHATIB BASRI](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/muhamad%20chatib%20basri)
- [China’s Emerging Economic Engine](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/chinas-emerging-economic-engine-yanliang-miao)
- [YANLIANG MIAO](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/yanliang%20miao)
- [Pedestrians walk the iconic Shibuya crosswalk, Tokyo, March 8, 2026.](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/japans-debt-beyond-the-headlines-anand)
- [Debt](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/topics/debt)
- [RAHUL ANAND](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/rahul%20anand)
- [SHUJAAT KHAN](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/shujaat%20khan)
- [Podcast](https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2026/08/10/ha-joon-chang-2026)
- [HA-JOON CHANG](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/ha-joon%20chang)
- [International trade](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/topics/international%20trade)
- [A World Seeking Balance](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/back-to-basics-a-world-seeking-balance-manasa-patnam)
- [MANASA PATNAM](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/manasa%20patnam)
- [What Asia Brings to the Table](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/point-of-view-what-asia-brings-to-the-table-tan-su-shan)
- [TAN SU SHAN](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/tan%20su%20shan)
- [AI and the Informal Economy](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/point-of-view-ai-and-the-informal-economy-anthony-tan)
- [ANTHONY TAN](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/anthony%20tan)
- [Fintech](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/topics/fintech)
- [From Speed to Trust in Digital Payments](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/09/point-of-view-from-speed-to-trust-in-digital-payments-sethaput-suthiwartnarueput)
- [SETHAPUT SUTHIWARTNARUEPUT](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/authors/sethaput%20suthiwartnarueput)

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