Part of the following was based on a few scrambled notes and thoughts I had put together in a personal journal a few years back. The rest, of course, is history – or rather, the byproduct culminating ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-04
As the start of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) approaches, those leading it continue to inspire concern and even indignation. After all, the host will be the United Arab ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-04
Hamas’s barbaric massacre of at least 1,400 Israelis on October 7, and Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza to eradicate the group, has introduced four geopolitical scenarios bearing on the g ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-04
It has become increasingly clear from the vast array of information on climate change that advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals is an essential part of any long-term solution to ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-01
It’s the same story around the world. Faced with an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation online, declining trust in media and government, and the proliferation of “news deserts,” governments ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-01
As attackers target individuals, businesses, and governments alike, ransomware has emerged as one of the most significant cybersecurity threats of our time. When cybercriminals encrypt valuable data a ...More
EJ Insight2023-12-01
The headlines say it all. The suicide rate amongst 15-24 year olds in Hong Kong rose to a record high of 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people, as compared with just over a half of this number 8 years ago. 2 ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-30
One of the biggest mistakes I ever made as a journalist was to underestimate Geert Wilders, now the leader (and only formal member) of the most popular political party in the Netherlands, and potentia ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-30
The FOMC has started to reduce the size of its balance sheet in June 2022 to complement the rate hiking cycle that had started two months earlier. Its primary objective was to remove excess liquidity ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-30
As we approach 2024, AI's evolution in the cloud market has ushered in a new era of innovation, reshaping infrastructure, services, and market dynamics, fostering sector-specific adaptation and techno ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-30
When Western leaders or companies negotiate with China, they should be a mouse, not a lion. “Remember the Chinese proverb – two ears, one mouth – talk less and listen more. Endure silence.” This is th ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-30
Yesterday at 1:45pm, the Hang Seng Index was at 17,329, lower than Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) , marking the first time in 30 years that HSI was lower than TAIEX. ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-29
In recent years, climate change has emerged as one of the leading drivers of migration. Shifting weather patterns, together with the growing severity and frequency of extreme weather events, have affe ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-29
Water leakage in the public water networks is a perennial problem. Mainland media reported in 2021 that the leakage rate of water pipes in some cities and towns reached 30%, and the public water suppl ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-29
From the European Union’s Green Deal Industrial Plan and the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Japan’s Green Growth Strategy and the Korean New Deal, industrial policies aimed at acceler ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-28
Ethiopia has long suffered from recurrent large-scale famines, most notably in the early 1980s, when at least one million people died, and millions more were displaced. This year, however, Ethiopia ha ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-27
Coupons, despite being one of the oldest marketing tools, continue to be highly effective even in the digital age. It possesses the power to attract and motivate consumers to make purchases. Research ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-27
The smartphone market is growing again, according to research firm Counterpoint, which estimated that sales grew 5 percent in October, compared to a year ago, the first expansion after 27 consecutive ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-24
