Amid fears that the Nov. 24 District Council elections may be suspended in view of the civil unrest, a group of former senior government officials, academics, business and religious leaders, and other ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
... lion yuan may still be exempted from the tax. Dubbed as China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen does not lack well-paid technology talents, some worry that the move may only widen the wealth gap in the city. ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
... coin. One may wonder if the recent resumption of an uptrend in building starts implies a recovery in cement production will follow suit. This may not be the case. Monthly cement exports peaked in 2014 ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-13
... Kong. In May this year, the HKMA announced that eight virtual banking licenses have been awarded, a move that is expected to shake up the city's financial sector. However, the eight financial technol ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-12
... alues. It may be true that some police officers, after months of intense confrontation with protesters, have become so physically and mentally exhausted that they have become increasingly edgy and vol ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-12
... ompany in May from doing business with US firms, disrupting its ability to source key parts. The company appears to have managed the crisis well, going by its third-quarter report which showed a 27 pe ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-12
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was at least half right when he recently told the United States Congress that there is no US monopoly on regulation of next-generation payments technology. You may not lik ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-12
... the youth may no longer distinguish between right and wrong. So, amid the ongoing social upheaval, how should the government treat the demands of the youth? How should it formulate proper youth polici ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... ords, Lam may have secured Beijing’s endorsement for now, but until she is able to meet the demands laid down by Xi to end the violence and chaos, and restore order to Hong Kong, her political life is ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... dation on May 22 after Greybull Capital, which bought the firm for one pound from Tata Steel three years ago, failed to secure funding to continue its operations. Turkey’s military pension fund OYAK s ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... fine. She may be right. But for the first time in a long while, competition is coming to central banks. With a bit of luck, consumers may end up with a better deal. Copyright: Project Syndicate – Cont ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... s. Aramco may also change its dividend policy without prior notice to its minority shareholders, it said. “Apart from the oil price, of course, the main risks are the degree to which Aramco needs to s ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... throne in May after his father, Akihito, became the first monarch to abdicate in two centuries. The parade was originally due to take place on Oct. 22, when the emperor officially proclaimed his enthr ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-11
... lizes, it may not be powered by blockchain, also known as distributed ledger technology (DLT), because the decentralized aspects of the technology do not favor monetary policymaking, the official said ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-08
... wo places may have one thing in common: while economic prosperity is unable to alleviate deep-rooted social tensions, the ruling elites of both places are arrogant and completely out of touch with pub ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-08
... that they may still embark on this undertaking to prevent the authorities from further eroding the people's personal freedoms – but only when the time is ripe and there is a clear target. Around two m ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-08
... ailand in May this year. The two authorities are conducting a joint research project named Project LionRock-Inthanon to study the application of CBDC to cross-border payments, with a view to facilitat ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
