... there are two other scenarios with less favorable paths of productivity growth. In one of them, India, not China, is the world’s largest economy by 2100. And in the second, productivity falls short of ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-25
... rom these two regions. Some might argue that Hong Kong was already late to the party in cross-border data transfer. But there is still reason for optimism. The inescapable truth is that no vibrant eco ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-25
In the last two years, about 60,000 Protestants in Hong Kong have emigrated, 20 per cent of the total community in the city. Some churches have lost half of their congregations to emigration and the e ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-24
I had the rare pleasure of taking a brief break from work last weekend. So what did I do? I brought along two books – one of which was Kissinger’s latest, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy, an ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-19
... t time in two years, some people might find it more stringent than going to Mars. That is also why the Rugby 7s, one of the most difficult international sports event tickets to get in Hong Kong, still ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-19
The jockeying for position in the global clean-energy race is underway. The United States joined the field just two months ago with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Since then, Austria, for ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-19
... front and two sides of the stage. An eye-catching massive wheel with Fortuna (the goddess of fortune) in the centre is seen in the beginning, and is to reappear again at curtain fall having turned a f ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-18
... s home to two of the world’s largest solar projects (in Egypt and Morocco), and two of Africa’s 20 fastest-growing companies in 2022 are in the solar-energy business. From Nigeria to Namibia, countrie ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-18
... core are two priorities: working with at-risk countries to protect every child with vaccines, and improving surveillance to track the spread of the disease. The same strategy is also helping to deliv ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-17
... n’s first two years in office.” If, boosted by these victories, the Democrats perform well in November’s midterm elections, what should define their economic agenda? JBD: “Supply-side progressivism” i ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-17
... reflects two broader facts. The first, is that the Cantonese language is a terrifically rich and robust one when it comes to the vivacity and diversity of its imagery. The second, is that there is so ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-14
... er one or two of the games to discuss his thinking in concrete detail (avoiding a discussion of the early moves, which usually come from computer-aided preparation anyway). As compensation for his tim ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-14
... more than two years. So much for the happy news in October, the traditional and most sensitive month linked to stock crash. No doubt the stock crash has come early and in different shape. Unlike previ ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-12
... l: almost two-thirds of renewable power added in G20 countries in 2021 cost less than the cheapest coal-fired options. My country, Egypt, is on track to produce 42% of its energy from renewable resour ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-12
... al gas by two-thirds by 2023, together with Russia’s reduction of supplies to countries including Germany and Finland, caused the European benchmark price to increase fivefold over the 12 months to Ju ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-10
... the last two years, more than 70 Hong Kong people had their applications for immigration or residency rejected on the grounds of “national security”. They include those who had worked in public hospi ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-10
... g perhaps two million of Taiwan's 23 million people. Ma ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightFrank Ching2022年10月08日
The travel industry is moving forward with a renewed sense of optimism and new ways of adapting in a post-pandemic world. The lessons learned over the past two years are still just as relevant as they ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-07
