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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...
African child holding wind turbine

Strategic Sustainability: ESG Initiatives Reshaping Africa’s Economic Landscape 

By Christopher Burke  The growing interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors among governments and major corporations in sectors such as banking, finance, telecommunications,...
Europe investment

EY Announces 9 Key Recommendations to Boost Investment and Make Europe More Competitive

New nine-point plan reflecting views of top business leaders across Europe published as the continent faces first decline in foreign investment since pandemic. ...

How Can the West Avoid the Japanification Of Its Economies, a Phenomenon Driven...

By Naohiro Yashiro Demographic shifts affect the downward decline in GDP per capita growth in G7 countries, notably Japan. Ageing is not a future problem,...
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Addressing Contextual Disparities: A Critical Analysis of International Sustainability Rankings for Higher Education Institutions

By George Sammour and Ola Al Haddid As sustainability becomes a crucial metric in higher education, global sustainability rankings have gained prominence. However, these benchmarks...
cars

Why Europe Shouldn’t Treat Protectionism as a Panacea

By Zhenglin (Alex) Li In a bid to protect domestic car manufacturers, the EU is considering imposing extra tariffs on imported Chinese cars. Is this...
India

The Multinational Corporations, Capitalism, and Imperialism: The Case Study of East India Company

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui This article is a deep dive into the evolution and expansion of big global corporations or Multinational Corporations, and especially the...
Zakat

Zakat for Alternative Water Financing

By Randi Swandaru Indonesia hosted the 10th World Water Forum in Bali on May 18–25, 2024. This forum is the largest convening that invites prominent stakeholders...
Boosting Europe’s FDI after a Post-Pandemic Downturn

Boosting Europe’s FDI after a Post-Pandemic Downturn

By Julie Linn Teigland Following a year of slow economic growth, soaring inflation, surging energy costs and an ongoing precarious geopolitical landscape, Europe has just...
Illicit Arms Captured By the US Navy

Why Are There So Many Wars, Especially Now? An Obscure Brilliance Of Arms Dealing...

by Joseph Mazur To understand war is to identify its roots in conflict. A war starts with one side or another rolling on odds of...

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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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