The Business Reinvention of Japan
By Ulrike Schaede, University of California San Diego
On February 15, 2021, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index crossed the ¥30,000, for the first time in 31...
Sport Tourism: Can it Aid Indonesian Economy to Escalate in 2021?
By Tegar Rismanuar Nuryitmawan and Mohammad Zeqi Yasin
The pandemic of Covid-19 has indeed decayed tourism sectors’ performance. However, in the new normal era, the...
Vietnam: No country of a comparable size has seen such an increase in economic...
By Rainer Zitelmann
The Heritage Foundation publishes the annual Index of Economic Freedom to assess the levels of economic freedom in 178 countries. Since the...
In the Eye of Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Surge
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Only countries that have won the battle against COVID-19 can fully reopen the economy. Others face difficult balancing acts. Southeast...
Addressing the Pandemic in the Philippines Necessitates a New Economic Paradigm
By Bonn Juego
In his late-night Talk to the Nation on COVID-19 on 6 April, Rodrigo Duterte, the populist President of the Philippines, echoed the affirmation of...
The Importance of Industrialisation in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
This article also draws upon the East Asian economies’ abilities to allocate resources to stimulate industries and technological development. Despite...
Saving the Philippines’ Overseas Workers
By Maria Pilar Lorenzo
Mobility regimes have for a long time enabled overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to harness new capital and boost development back home. But...
Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Government Policy in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
Bandung Conference (1955) in Indonesia was the first large meeting of leaders from newly independent countries from Asia and Africa,...
Investing in Indian real estate in 2021 could be the start of years of...
Suchit Punnose, Founder and CEO of Red Ribbon Asset Management on why 2021 is a good year to invest in Indian real estate.
By...
Prisoners of Identity
By Namira Samir
The informal economy is a place where identities of labourers become inextricably intertwined. This has severe implications for the fulfilment of labour...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
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...
