A Time for European Diplomacy to Come of Age: Responding to the Refugee Crisis

By Susi Dennison “People will always want to migrate for a better life: this is a constant reality.” But the harrowing images on the news...

Ethics in Finance: Why is it such a problem?

By John Hendry Despite the best efforts of all concerned, the financial sector continues to have a bad reputation for illegal and unethical behaviour and...

Making Renminbi a World Currency would not be Bad for Euro

By Dan Steinbock The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will decide this month whether to make the Chinese Renminbi the fifth international reserve currency. For the...

China’s New Global Role: President Xi in Washington and the UN

By Dan Steinbock The recent Washington summit took the US-China bilateral relations onto a new level, while President Xi’s UN visit gave a glimpse...

How Asia Works: Finance: The Merits of a Short Leash

By Joe Studwell “Demonstrating that an exchange economy is coherent and stable does not demonstrate that the same is true of an economy with capitalist...

Interview with Dan Steinbock on the Chance of the RMB to Join the SDR...

1. In your opinion, what is the chance of the RMB to join the SDR basket this year? Has it met all the criteria?...

The Fallacy of Measurement

By Mark Esposito and Terence Tse  In the past two decades, the number of performance indices has proliferated substantially. There are good reasons why performance indices have blossomed:...

On Economic Inequality

By Harry G. Frankfurt Economic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. In this article, Harry Frankfurt, one of the most...

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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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