... portional to people's personal income, and NITI Aayog, a government think tank, and the Asian Development Bank jointly published a study on urban development (“Indian Urban Studies”) last year, saying ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-25
If you are looking for an argument in West Africa, try asking which country serves the best jollof. While Senegalese can claim to have invented the popular rice-based dish, Nigerians, Ghanaians, and o ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-25
For decades, China set a shining example of how to capitalize on globalization to accelerate domestic economic growth and development. These days, however, the country risks becoming a cautionary tale ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-24
... ons of gento-cratic leadership. Whilst the novel was set broadly in Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring, the author was himself largely immune from the horrors of totalitarianism that he had escap ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
... many investors onthe sidelines until the turmoil subsides. With the correction in private markets continuing, REITs offer an attractive entry point and the potential to take listed names private. Expe ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it is estimated that the world needs at least USD4.3 trillion in annual finance flows by 2030. The past decade has seen a growing recognition and adoption ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-21
We’ve all heard the familiar saying by now, “With great power comes great responsibility”. What had originated, as far as I’m aware, in a Spiderman movie (a line quipped by Aunt May to Peter Parker), ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-20
Four professions that used to attract the brightest local students to join were accounting, architecture, law and medical. Seen as the most prosperous careers, it is said that most parents would advis ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-20
Asian countries’ ability to thrive in the world economy over the next few decades hinges on their capacity to sustain their competitive advantages through continuous innovation. But to meet their comm ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-19
Climate change is no longer a future problem. It is here, and the effects are all around. Worse, today’s extreme weather events are just a preview of the pain that awaits humanity in the coming decade ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-19
... semblance to the parachutist. Ever since March 2022, when the Federal Reserve began to hike interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, the consensus among economists has been that the United States ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
The Japanese yen has risen considerably in recent days, reversing some of its year-to-date losses. Interestingly, this strengthening began at a time when US data was unexpectedly resilient. In princip ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
World leaders are all too familiar with the global community’s challenges – loss of progress in our fight against poverty, an existential climate crisis, a fledgling pandemic recovery, and a crippling ...More
EJ Insight2023-07-18
