Banking as a Platform is becoming a hot topic, but what exactly does it mean? BaaP refers to a model where a bank integrates services from fintechs and offers these to its own customers. In practice i ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-13
Major central banks have lost the plot when it comes to fulfilling their price-stability mandates. In April, 12-month US consumer price index (CPI) inflation was at 8.3%, down slightly from 8.5% in Ma ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-13
The harsh winters and sunny, dry summers of Canada’s western provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba make the region ideal for growing high-quality, high-protein spring wheat. Canadian Western ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-10
Now, some posit that a necessary ingredient of a genuinely profound public servant – is their devotion to the people. In jurisdictions where the “people” are equated with the results of popular, major ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-09
Embedded finance is becoming a hot topic in banking. While the concept is not new, it has taken on new dimensions thanks to modern technology and innovative applications, and its impact and potential ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-09
... 211 to 148. This was by no means a salubrious or reassu ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年06月09日
... 211 to 148. This was by no means a salubrious or reassuring result for Johnson and his apologists: a worse performance than May’s vote in 2018 (majority of 83), when the parliamentary party was much s ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-08
... t November. Although the pandemic did not dent popularity of M+, it’s Palace Museum that steal the show. Already I gather corporate sponsors are rushing to get their names in the galleries of national ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-08
With cryptocurrency prices plummeting as central banks start to raise interest rates, many are wondering if this is the beginning of the end of the bubble. Perhaps not yet. But a higher opportunity co ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-08
Hong Kong retail businesses have long been making successful waves within their regional markets. However, for a brand to become a truly global player, expansion outside of the Asian market is a vital ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-07
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped attitudes toward public health, fiscal policy, and the state’s role in the economy. Demands for greater supply-chain resilience and strategic autonomy in developing ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-07
Within China’s ruling elite, more and more are criticising Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and warning of its serious impact on the country’s economy. “China is the world’s largest trading countr ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-06
... ian cities. You may be familiar with the various essentials for creating a unicorn, including nearby talent pools (Bengaluru of India, ranked the fourth city in the world with the most unicorns, has n ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-06
The World Economic Forum’s first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences that I have attended since 1995. It was not just that the bright snow an ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-03
The concept of consumer credit at point-of-sale has existed for many years. What started out as merchant loans, originally to farmers, later evolved into bank lending and credit cards. In recent years ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-02
The proportion of adult smokers in Hong Kong has fallen to a historic low of 9.5 per cent, one of the lowest in the world, and puts the city on track to achieve its target of 7.8 per cent by 2025. “Th ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-02
... c low of 9.5 per cent, one of the lowest in the world, ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2022年06月02日
In 2021, the big debate about the outlook for the global economy focused on whether the rising inflation in the United States and other advanced economies was transitory or persistent. Key central ban ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-01
