Global Economic Outlook after Trump-Xi Timeout
By Dan Steinbock
As many hoped, the highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting in the Buenos Aires G20 Summit resulted in a truce. The devil is in...
U.S. – China Trade War: The Reasons Behind and its Impact on the Global...
By Kalim Siddiqui
This article attempts to provide a deeper explanation for the United States’ trade imbalances, which U.S. President Donald Trump has cited as...
Opportunities and Challenges of International Retailing in China
By Lisa Qixun Siebers
The performance of foreign retailers in China has shown a reversed U shape since their market entry in the 1990s. By...
How China’s Simultaneous Carrots and Sticks Work in Southeast Asia
By Huong Le Thu
China’s applies simultaneously dual tactics of coercion and inducement to assert its position regionally and globally. Demonstrations in Vietnam and the...
How International Observers Undervalue the Chinese Bond Market
By Dan Steinbock
Criticism is typical of vibrant international media. Yet, prejudiced biases in financial matters have the potential to harm investors worldwide. The...
On the Joy of Not being a Listed Company
By David De Cremer
Being a listed company sure is beneficial and puts on an immediate and direct effect on the different aspects of the...
Betting Big on CPEC
By Xiangming Chen, S.K. Joseph and Hamna Tariq
With the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one fundamental question to ask is if this...
AIIB: Experiments in Scaling-up Development Finance
By Daniel Poon
Since its launch in January 2016, what are the significant developments on the operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? In...
Ensuring Olympic Success – After the Games
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
As Olympic torch is moving toward emerging economies, it is time to come up with innovative solutions and appropriate cost controls...
Will the Chinese Rise Destroy Pax Americana in the Middle East?
By Timo Kivimäki
China has started to make its presence felt in the Middle East. Most commentators assume this to lead into the destabilisation of...
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...
