China and India flags waving on wind

Impact of Population Changes and Economic Growth in China and India 

By Dr Kalim Siddiqui  Introduction  China’s population peaked in 2022, earlier than expected. According to UN projections from 1999, China's population was expected to reach 1.5...
train

A Ground-Breaking Railway: Is the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway a Game-Changer for Indonesia?

By Xiangming Chen, Michael Hutahaean, and Irvin Nathaniel Tobing With less than 25 countries owning high-speed rail services in the world, the development of the...
China

China’s Trade and Growing Economic Influence with East Asia

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui China is emerging as a trade and economic powerhouse, overtaking the West and drawing support from Southeast Asia. Dr Kalim Siddiqui...
Retain Young Talent In Asia

Old Solutions For New Generations? The Big Four’s Struggle To Retain Young Talent In...

By Guido Gianasso Confronted with a very high turnover of young talent, Asian companies in the financial and consulting sectors are trying to address the...
corridor connectivity

From the Middle Out and Bottom Up: The Belt and Road Initiative at 10...

By Xiangming Chen The year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transcontinental connectivity project launched by China in...
Myths of China's Global Inflation, Deflation Risks

Myths of China’s Global Inflation, Deflation Risks

By Dr. Dan Steinbock                              In early spring, international pundits portrayed China’s...

Superstore Closures in China: the Past, Now, and the Future

By Lisa Qixun Siebers In the first quarter of 2022, large retail giants continue to close their superstores in China. We use the activities of...

“Mega” wind and solar clean-energy bases – a stepping stone to China’s double-carbon pledge

By Xing Zhang At the UN General Assembly in September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping announced China’s ambition to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before...
China’s Role In External Debt Restructuring

What Will It Take: Defining China’s Role In External Debt Restructuring

By Danny Leipziger Engaging with one of the world’s largest creditors, China, is central to any effective action to deal with future external debt crises....
China investment

Investing in China: stocks, bonds and portfolio considerations

By Shuntao Li China has become a hot topic among global investors in recent years, and this is not just because of the success...

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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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