It would be no understatement to say that our city is in the midst of a serious mental health crisis. Suicide numbers amongst the youth of this city have almost doubled in less than a decade, to a rec ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-19
One mental hurdle that many older generation investors like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Jaime Dimon, and others have over digital assets is that it is not real. By real they mean something that is ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-22
A wave of evictions recently hit in Dakar’s bustling Liberté 6 market, a roughly mile-long commercial hub that has served its community for more than 20 years. Hundreds of street vendors’ stalls were ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-17
Our continued dependence on fossil fuels is damaging our health and pushing global temperatures to record levels. The interlinked climate calamities of the past few years – extreme weather events, foo ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-16
No matter how the mayhem in Gaza is viewed politically, unless we are to abandon the principle of civilised behaviour that is the essence of rule based society, let alone common decency, it is impossi ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-07
Hong Kong has been steadily advancing its AI development in data analytics for businesses. The city recognizes the transformative potential of AI and has taken proactive measures to foster its growth. ...More
EJ Insight2023-10-31
When I was a child, my father, who had witnessed the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, told me how common ground was sought around shared principles in a world fractured by the Co ...More
EJ Insight2023-10-18
Post-Covid Hong Kong is meeting the world with a new outlook on collaboration. Historically known as a trade hub in the East, we are now looking westwards with new projects launching in the Middle Eas ...More
EJ Insight2023-09-25
It is official: July was the hottest month on record. Global warming is happening, and its costs continue to mount. The World Meteorological Organization recently noted that, “Extreme weather, climate ...More
EJ Insight2023-09-13
In his inauguration speech in May, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu announced the end of the country’s decades-old fuel subsidy. This is not the first time that Nigeria has attempted to abandon the poli ...More
EJ Insight2023-08-01
When Kundera penned The Unbearable Lightness of Being in the early 1980s, he was living in France whilst the ossified Soviet Union was crumbling under the weight of its successive generations of gento ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
When Ireland joined the European Union in 1973, it was the poorest member. Now it is one of the richest, with a per capita GDP last year double that of Britain. In 2022, its GDP grew 12.2 per cent, th ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-17
Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) are feeling the financial squeeze. Two-thirds of low-income countries are already in or at high risk of debt distress, Russia’s war in Ukraine is comp ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-08
The debate about how to achieve climate goals – most notably, the transition to net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases – has fueled speculation that the world will deglobalize. Some argue that, since ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-17
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates by 475 basis points over the course of 12 months, in a bid to curb inflation, was bound to be perilous. As should have been expected, it preci ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-12
Over the past few years, China has significantly expanded its economic footprint in South America, overtaking the United States as the continent’s largest trading partner. Despite US President Joe Bid ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-02
So, what does the future of Hong Kong entail? The urgency of searching for a better answer to this question is precisely why a collective effort from all segments of society, private and public, must ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-27
While being one of the earliest adopters of 5G, Hong Kong has only scratched the surface of its transformative potential. Edge computing is the next step in the 5G revolution, promising to enhance the ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-25
