An examination of the prospects for reform of the global body and the governance of world trade.
Will broad business liquidity support and efforts to bolster the labor market turn out to be necessary?
This punitive action will prompt economies in Asia to enhance their own mechanisms for support in financial crises and, over time, to reduce reliance on the US dollar.
Are China's current food security measures sufficient to counter the long-term impact of the Russia-Ukraine war?
Are these sanctions as efficient as they seem or claim to be?
Skeptics have dismissed NFTs as absurd, while enthusiasts call them the wave of the digital future.
An analysis of the provincial RCEP action plans which underpin Beijing’s grand strategy.
How can Nusantara, which will cost around US$35 billion, be developed sustainably and responsibly?
Economies across the region will have to rethink trade finance, and accelerate the use of technology to drive inclusivity.
Supply-chain strains must be addressed with urgent action, but this will require the collaboration of various parties whose values may not align.
There is growing evidence that private Chinese entrepreneurs operating in the continent do benefit from their connections with the Chinese state.
Why did the announcement of the OECD's ground-breaking global minimum tax proposal have little effect on markets?
A dual currency system would allow governments to control the sudden surge of excess funds flowing from the financial economy into the real economy.
Beijing now has to negotiate a trickier passage: meeting the ever-increasing needs of the people for a better livelihood and combatting uneven and inadequate development.
This is especially pertinent in this time of economic hardship for many women in the region.
Another ministerial conference is approaching later this year and, with a new director-general at the helm, there are hopes for a revival in the global body’s fortunes.
Workers are left at the mercy of employers, who laid off an estimated 10 percent of the workforce.
The concern should not be about the level of debt but about how the country deploys the financing and whether it is able to implement further structural reforms.
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