The European Economy Looks Stronger Than Expected in the New Era of ‘the Great...
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The World Financial Review
In a landscape of intertwining crises, Isabel Schnabel, a Member of the Executive Board...
How Remote Work is Affecting Real Estate Markets
By Susan Wachter
Work from home (WFH) disrupted real estate markets globally during the pandemic and continues to do so. Geographic shifts in the use...
Emerging Opportunity for Battery Swapping Model for Electric Vehicles in India
By Parveen Kumar and Anshika Singh
Battery swapping is emerging as an efficient and alternative fast-refuelling option for electric vehicles (EV), especially for e-2Ws and...
Superstore Closures in China: the Past, Now, and the Future
By Lisa Qixun Siebers
In the first quarter of 2022, large retail giants continue to close their superstores in China. We use the activities of...
“Mega” wind and solar clean-energy bases – a stepping stone to China’s double-carbon pledge
By Xing Zhang
At the UN General Assembly in September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping announced China’s ambition to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before...
Tadatoshi Akiba: “The Goal of The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is...
A conversation with the former mayor of Hiroshima on nuclear weapons By Joseph Mazur
The city of Hiroshima will forever live in the memory...
Desirable Residence with Sea Views
Interview with Charles Mizzi, CEO of the Residency Malta Agency
In times of nervousness and instability, the notion of living in an island paradise with...
What Will It Take: Defining China’s Role In External Debt Restructuring
By Danny Leipziger
Engaging with one of the world’s largest creditors, China, is central to any effective action to deal with future external debt crises....
COVID-19: Are Emerging Markets Recovering?
By Dr. Ronald Leven
There is compelling evidence that the severity of COVID has had significant impact on equity performance in the Emerging Markets. But...
Afghanistan & the American Imperial Project
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
On August 16, 2021 President Biden addressed the nation to explain why the US military is pulling out of Afghanistan. To...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The World Bank and Neoliberalism: Continuity and Discontinuity in the Making of an Agenda
By Howard Stein
Since the latter part of the 1990s the World Bank has increasingly claimed its main focus is on poverty reduction and development. Among other things, the Bank introduced poverty focused loans, a...
