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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...
high inflation

China’s Imminent Precarious Era of High Inflation

By Kung Chan The study of economic growth is mandatory for those who pay attention to the economy, and that is precisely what we...

China’s Quest to be a Global Digital Economy Leader

By Rachel Gong and Yeu-Mynn Yeung China is on a quest to be the world’s digital economy leader. In December 2021, China released a five-year digital...
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...
China’s Stronger Recovery

China’s Stronger Recovery Likely in Second Half

By Dr. Dan Steinbock                                 Setting aside international doom-and-gloom narratives,...
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...
Why China’s 45-Year Reform Anniversary Matters Globally

Why China’s 45-Year Reform Anniversary Matters Globally

By Dan Steinbock                                At the 45-year anniversary of economic reforms and opening-up, China’s continental economy is driving global economic prospects and...
ESG

China and ESG: key considerations for responsible investors

By Shuntao Li China, as we set out in our previous blog, is playing an increasing role in global financial markets and, by extension, investor...

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China economic growth

China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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