How to keep the Philippine economic future on track
By Dan Steinbock
The Philippines is on the right path, if the government can continue to balance between strong growth amid international uncertainty, while pushing...
Dubai is Boosting Startups and SMEs – Are You Capitalising?
By Neil Petch
In this article, the author outlines the latest and most exciting entrepreneur-friendly initiatives from the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), and...
Hindu Nationalism and the Consolidation of Hate Politics in India
By Kalim Siddiqui
When we look back, since the demolition of the Babri Masjid a quarter of century ago, it seems a well-planned and well-thought...
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 US Trade War Is Spreading from Goods to Services
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Trump tariff wars are entering a new, far more dangerous phase. As the White House is expanding its tariff wars, collateral...
Trading the Global Future
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
PART I: Bad Timing
(This is the first of a three-part series.)
In this commentary, Dr Dan Steinbock argues that Trump's tariff...
Will Trump’s Trade War Precipitate a Currency War?
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
(3rd in a series on Trump Trade policy)
Last week, mid-July, Trump threatened $500 billion in tariffs on China imports, escalating his prior...
Boosting the Philippine Economy through Sustainable Tourism
By Fernando Martin Roxas, John Paolo Rivera, and Eylla Laire Gutierrez
Sustainability has become a concern in the travel and tourism industry. Stakeholders need to fully...
Tourism: the Philippines’ Next Growth Engine
By Bernardo Villegas and Maria Cherry Lyn Rodolfo
Home to some of the world’s finest tourist destinations, the Philippines can indeed achieve significant economic headway...
Ease of Doing Business Act – the key to the Philippines’ Economic Comeback?
The Philippines has been vying for the ease of doing business act to be signed, and when it was on May 28, economists and...
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...
