Aggressive central bank rate hikes and the resulting bond bear market in 2022 were extremely painful for investors. With 2023’s banking crisis adding to a backdrop already at risk from the hikes, econ ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-17
Ajay Banga, the newly-appointed President of the World Bank, is taking the helm at a pivotal moment. The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded progress in developing countries and ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-14
Financial services customers want more. New figures from research firm Forrester have found that half of consumers wish their bank was more proactive about giving them advice, and more than half (52 p ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-14
According to a World Bank analysis back in 2000, the larger the urban population, the more prosperous the economy and the higher personal income would be. The analysis is still true today. A study las ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-11
The United States has done a great deal to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion and terrorist tactics since February 2022, including through generous financial and military assistance. I ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-10
The past 18 months have been something of a wild ride for global real estate investment markets. Government bond yields, investment-grade credit yields and equity dividend yields have all moved higher ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-06
Following Japan’s defeat in World War II, the United States took pains to ensure that Japanese militarism could never again pose a threat to the Asia-Pacific or the world. As in Germany, these efforts ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-04
China’s growth model is undergoing fundamental change. After decades of relying primarily on external demand to drive growth, the government has embraced a “dual circulation” model, driven by both int ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-03
Is there a transport company in Hong Kong that has no plan to raise fares? Even better, it has no plan to import labour. Above all, it's been offering free rides for almost one in five weekends or hol ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-28
There are currently four scenarios for the global economic outlook. Three of these entail potentially serious risks with far-reaching implications for markets. The most positive is a “soft landing,” w ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-28
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Covid-19 was the catalyst for a seismic shift in the way people work. The pandemic turbo-charged a revolution that was already underway, proving that technology can support productivity anywhere. At t ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-27
... technology. Right, every educational institution is talking about coding and artificial intelligence courses for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But not everyone is like Ng Si ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-21
As the third year of central bank tightening continues, the difficulty in identifying the peak in policy rates has emerged as one of the cycle's prominent hallmarks. However, several factors point to ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-21
The fintech revolution is sweeping across Africa, creating wealth and opportunity from Cairo to Cape Town. But, like the broader tech sector, the fintech industry suffers from a fundamental weakness: ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-20
The trial of former President Donald Trump on Federal charges poses an existential threat to U.S. democracy. Last Tuesday (June 13) he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courthouse to 37 charges, the most ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-19
