China’s New Global Role: President Xi in Washington and the UN

By Dan Steinbock The recent Washington summit took the US-China bilateral relations onto a new level, while President Xi’s UN visit gave a glimpse...

Interview with Dan Steinbock on the Chance of the RMB to Join the SDR...

1. In your opinion, what is the chance of the RMB to join the SDR basket this year? Has it met all the criteria?...

The Internationalisation of the Renminbi (Interview with Dan Steinbock)

By Dan Steinbock      According to Dan Steinbock, the internationalisation of the renminbi is accelerating. The inclusion of the yuan in the IMF basket...

Can Hong Kong Overcome Complacency?

By Dan Steinbock In the past, so the legend goes, Hong Kong feared nothing. Today, the city seems frozen by its obstacles. Can it...

Civilised Cities: A New Model of Sustainable Urbanisation with Chinese Characteristics

By Bao Zonghao The title of the civilised city, which is awarded every three years since 2005, has been the highest comprehensive accolade for Chinese...

“The Still Running Red Queen” – China Since the Financial Crisis

By Michael Murphree and Dan Breznitz In the years following the Financial Crisis, China managed to avoid recession. In this article, Michael Murphree and Dan...

The Greening of Asia: Businesses’ Role in the World’s Biggest-Ever Environmental Clean-Up

By Mark L. Clifford The challenge of improving Asia’s environment has been translated into business opportunities. These range from providing clean, always on, tap-water and...

China and Europe: Reconnecting Across a New Silk Road

by Xiangming Chen and Julia Mardeusz Since 2013, economic and trade relations between China and Europe have grown significantly. In this article, the authors look...

How Will China Rebalance?

By Michael Pettis China urgently needs to rebalance its economy, but how it chooses to do so should not be constrained by undue focus on...

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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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