Topic
Economy
March 29, 2023
Tackling Central Asia’s Remaining Development Challenges
By Evgeny Vinokurov and Anton Malakhov
The region needs to overcome four key structural challenges: lack of access to the sea, low level of development of the financial sector, lack of water and energy coordination, and climate change.
March 28, 2023
US-India Strategic and Commercial Convergence
By Raymond E. Vickery, Jr.
The two sides are looking to make the American and Indian semiconductor industries complementary rather than competitive.
March 28, 2023
Why the Thai Economy Grew Slower Than Its Neighbors’ in 2022
By James Guild
The country's economy continues to be heavily dependent on foreign demand for goods and services.
March 27, 2023
New Hopes for Old Projects? China Gears Up Rail Efforts With Kazakhstan
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
China seeks easier trade access to European markets by developing its rail network with Kazakhstan and trialing the Middle Corridor.
March 27, 2023
US Imposes New Sanctions on Military-Ruled Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The latest round of sanctions aims to cut off the Myanmar military's access to aviation fuel, following a series of deadly airstrikes on civilian populations.
March 25, 2023
What’s in the IMF’s New Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for Sri Lanka?
By Michael Iveson
The IMF’s $2.9 billion EFF program lays out major structural reforms required to restore long-term macroeconomic stability in Sri Lanka.
March 25, 2023
The Future of State-Sponsored AI Research in China
By Shaoshan Liu
The fundamental mindset of Chinese tech companies is still driven by short-term profit, and they have always looked to the state to sponsor technological leaps.
March 23, 2023
A Chinese Businessman on Doing Business Inside North Korea
By Seulkee Jang
“North Korea doesn’t have a stable political environment for foreigners to do business in, but because wages are so low, doing business there is worth a try,” the businessman told Daily NK.
March 23, 2023
Indonesian Parliament Passes Emergency Jobs Regulation
By Sebastian Strangio
The regulation, which intends to make Indonesia a more attractive destination for foreign investment, has been staunchly opposed by unions and environmental groups.
March 23, 2023
How the Indonesian Lion Air Crash Brought Down a US Legal Empire
By Aisyah Llewellyn
In early 2020, the families of the Lion Air crash victims won a multi-million dollar legal settlement in a U.S. court – but the promised money never arrived.
March 22, 2023
A Reality Check on China-US Decoupling
By Tamás Mészáros
Decoupling rhetoric masks the fact that the United States and China play very different economic roles in East Asia and possess very different sources of economic power.
March 22, 2023
Thailand’s Long and Bumpy Road to Nuclear Energy Adoption
By Tita Sanglee
Nuclear power has the potential to resolve the country's energy security concerns, but there are a number of obstacles to its adoption.
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