militarization

Militarization Could Erode the Economic Futures of PH and ASEAN

By Dan Steinbock The Marcos Jr. government is no longer a bystander between the US and China. The risk is that it is sleepwalking into...
2023

What Will 2023 Hold for Banking and Fintech? Fantasy Valuations End, Banks Go Shopping...

By Alessandro Hatami 2023 is underway, and as is becoming the norm, uncertainty is the dominant theme. One question is whether this year could be...
War

The Unwarranted Ukraine Proxy War: A Year Later

By Dr Dan Steinbock To Russia and Ukraine, the crisis is an existential issue. To the US and NATO, it's a regime-change game. To Europe,...
2023 in a Global Perspective

2023 in a Global Perspective: What to Pay Attention to in the Year Ahead

By Emil Bjerg Collins Dictionary recently coined ‘permacrisis’ as the word of the year, a word that the dictionary defines as “an extended period of...
economic shift

Toward 2023: Preparing for Tectonic Shifts in the World Economy

By Dan Steinbock                          Colossal structural shifts are taking place in the global economy, as...
Quatar World Cup

Equidem Report Fingers Qatar, not European Contractors

By Duggan Flanakin On November 10, 2022, less than two weeks before the start of the Qatar World Cup, a London-based organization, Equidem, released a...
Mozambique

Overcoming Instability: TotalEnergies Maintains Link with Local Communities in Mozambique

Residents of Mocímboa da Praia, a strategic seaport in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, recently received 20 rehabilitated boreholes and 4 new...
China-Japan

Mutually Beneficial Cooperation Portraits a Bright Future

The 2022 China-Japan University Science and Technology Innovation Forum (formerly the China-Japan University Exhibition and President's Forum) was successfully held. To mark the 50th anniversary...
big oil

What Big Oil Knew About Climate Change, in its Own Words

By Benjamin Franta Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of...
Private Prosecutions

The International Scope of UK Private Prosecutions

Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli outlines the potential for foreign individuals and companies to bring prosecutions in the UK. In the UK, the issue of...

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CFO's new mandate. CFO explaining the presentation

The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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