Offshore Jurisdictions: Sunny Places for Shady Business No More!
By Andrew James Perkins
Offshore Jurisdictions are firmly embedded into the global economy. However, they suffer from a perception of lax regulation from the point...
Biden’s Bifurcated Student Debt Cancellation Plan
by Jack Rasmus
This week President Biden announced his long-awaited plan to alleviate in part the burden of nearly $2 trillion carried by 45 million American...
Financing Entrepreneurship in Small Island Developing States
By Fazeel Najeeb and Peter Rudge
In June 2021, Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, became President-elect of the 76th session of the United...
The Power and Complexity of Empathy in a Refugee Crisis
By Dr. Peter Sear
A look at the role of empathy during a refugee crisis. Have Ukrainian refuges been treated unlike other refugees? Can human...
The Maltese Shipping Industry & the Marine Environment: Recent Developments
By Jan Rossi
The Maltese Shipping Industry is working towards reducing its impact on the environment. This is taking place both on shore and on...
The Russia–Ukraine War and Japan – Challenges Now and in the Future
By Fumiaki Kubo
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a wake-up call to Japan. This is not just because Russia is Japan’s neighbour, but also because...
How DBS Became the ‘World’s Best Bank’
By Dr Vinika D Rao and Robin Speculand
The Singapore titan’s tech-charged quest to take the banking out of banking has paid off handsomely.
The world’s...
Could the Departure of Jack Ma Brighten Ant Group’s Long Term IPO Prospects?
There aren’t many firms that have faced such an exceptional string of challenges on the path to IPO as Ant Group. The Chinese tech...
Casino Tax Revenue’s Role in the Global Economy
The casino and betting industry has many negative effects, from financial to mental health. However, the thing that has stopped governments from imposing stricter...
The Bombshell in the US July Jobs Report
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
Last Friday, August 5, US Jobs Report for July 2022 surprised even mainstream economists who had forecast a 250,000 increase in...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
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...
