Pick of this week's Opinion October 26, 2019

	World has learned wrong lessons from  'Japanification' Former Bank of Japan Gov.   Masaaki Shirakawa argues  that central banks, particularly  the European Central Bank, are applying the wrong lessons  from Japan's "lost decades"  and should focus more on  productivity.
	Selected for you Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion cannot  wish  oil and gas away Climate activists need to be pragmatic about how much renewables can deliver Read more China's Communist Party is neglecting seeds of  economic success Private enterprise and policy experimentation crucial to keeping up growth Read more Chinese companies must share blame  for global  deforestation Demand for soy, palm oil and beef leads to forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia Read more