The Tokyo 2020 Olympics reflects a sense of optimism to the world community and has become a centerpiece of the Abe administration’s economic revival plans. Still, when the curtain is drawn back, this sense of elation is belied by a smeared darkened reality, exposing a seriously flawed fiscal state of affairs as well as an ongoing out-of-control nuclear disaster in the backyard of upcoming Olympic events. Whether Japan is suitable to hold the Olympic games has not been a subject of widespread journalistic controversy. This article examines the issue in that context.
Responsible Finance Enables a Growing Middle Class to Become the Catalyst for Inclusive Economic Growth
The Responsible Finance Summit will identify how Islamic finance and responsible finance can meet the values of the new middle class and support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth.
The Year 2016 Requires Tough Decisions in Nigeria
After the plunge of the commodity prices, the US Fed’s rate hikes are paving way for dimmed prospects in many emerging economies. Nigeria is not an exception.
Founding Executive Director of the UN Global Compact to Deliver Keynote Address for upcoming Responsible Finance Summit
Mr. Georg Kell, now Vice-Chairman of world’s firm ESG quant fund, Arabesque Partners, will speak at Summit hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia
Responsible Finance Summit gets support from leading ‘ESG quant’ fund manager
Summit’s inclusive and global focus attracts sustainable asset management firm with unique approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration
Creating Competitive Advantage: Implementing Strategies that Work
For over two decades, Wharton Executive Education has offered strategy programs that have helped senior executives solve some of their biggest business challenges.
January – February 2016
A Disunited United States: What the 2016 Election Says About America Law Central Asia Syria Middle East Harvesting the Biosphere Japan Management Design China Brazil
United States
The Keys to the White House: Forecast for 2016
Allan J. Lichtman
Leonard Steinhorn
The Responsibility to Participate: The Problem of Global Engagement in Responding to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Charles H. Camp & Theresa B. Bowman
The Strategic Significance of Central Asia
David Denoon
The Dirty War on Syria: No Popular Uprising
Tim Anderson
Durability before Democracy: Why Stability is Elusive in the Middle East
Sean YomSustainability
Why Selling the SDGs Isn’t as Easy as ABC
Belinda Goldsmith
Vaclav Smil
Tokyo 2020 in the Face of Hardship
Robert Hunziker
The Culture Map – Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across the World
Erin Meyer
Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design
Barry M. Katz
The Internet in China: How the Network is Shaping the PRC’s Economic and Social Landscape
Eric Harwit
Is Brazil still “The Country of The Future”?
Manoel Bittencourt
Islamic investors benefits from wider use of integrated reporting, better governance requirements
Summit will identify how Islamic finance can benefit and support expansion of traditional responsible finance in emerging economies by supporting integrated reporting requirements
Refugees and Refugee Crises: Some Historical Reflections
The current Syrian refugee crisis provides an opportunity to look beyond the headlines and to locate it in a broader historical context. Peter Gatrell explores in this article the history of Syria as a refugee-hosting state, the historical significance of journeys made by other refugees, and the policies adopted by governments in relation to refugees.
APEC 2015: Change is in the Air
Despite diplomatic missteps, APEC 2015 could pave way to regional peace and development. The triangular perspectives of Washington, Beijing and Manila tell the story.
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...
