Lonely Ideas
By Loren Graham
Russian technology has had a historically uneven trajectory. In recent times Russia has fallen back on natural resources for economic strength, but...
China’s Environmental Challenges
By Judith Shapiro
China’s huge environmental challenges are tied to domestic politics, rapid economic growth, and an intense phase of globalization. With rising wealth there...
Is China Buying the World?
By Peter Nolan
China’s ‘catch-up’ has been one of the most remarkable aspects of the era of capitalist globalisation. Below, Peter Nolan argues that the...
Turnaround
By Peter Blair Henry
In an article adapted from Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth, Peter Blair Henry argues that despite headlines featuring...
From Deep Globalisation to the Risk of Deglobalisation: the Rise of Local-Contentism
By Marcos Troyjo
As the world transitions from ‘Deep Globalisation to Deglobalisation’, economic policies based on a ‘Doctrine of Local Content’ take center stage. As...
Frontier Markets: Old Acquaintances, New Opportunities
By Tomás Guerrero
The emergence of frontier markets is consolidating South-South relations and speeding up the global economic rebalance. Below, Tomás Guerrero describes how, to...
The Impact of Law and Corruption on Venture Capital and Private Equity Fees and...
By Douglas Cumming, Grant Fleming, Sofia Johan & Dorra Najar
This article summarises recent research on the role of law, culture and corruption on venture...
The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the 21st Century
By Jay W. Lorsch
Predicting the challenges boards will face in the years ahead requires an understanding of how they and the governance they have...
Youth Unemployment after the Financial Crisis: ‘Quo Vadimus’?
By Terence Tse, Mark Esposito, & Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
The financial crisis has damaged national economies but also hurt segments of societies, including youths aged 15...
The ICBC Path to Chinese Governance: Lessons for the Western and Emerging Markets
By Didier Cossin & Abraham Lu
Since its dual IPOs in 2007, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), one of the largest...
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...
