... creditor by far, more than double the size of all Paris Club creditors combined. Moreover, most Chinese creditors to the affected countries are policy- or state-owned commercial banks, and, in contra ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-06
... affected by the new political order. According to Hong Kong government figures, 10,279 individuals were arrested in relation to the 2019 protests, of which 2,899 were charged with offences such as ri ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-06
... borne out by the statistics. Not only is world trade still expanding, but so, too, is US-China trade. Internet communications and data flows continue to grow exponentially, and, post-pandemic, people ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-06
Hong Kong Ballet’s current season concluded last weekend with the premiere of a glittering new production of “La Bayadere” (The Temple Dancer), a major work by the great 19th century choreographer Mar ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-05
... estigated by the Control Yuan, the supervisory and audit department of the government. Chi Hui-jung, a member of the Yuan’s National Human Rights Commission, said last week (May 30) that she was inves ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-05
As the 2024 US presidential primary campaign season begins, the most likely final contest is a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Judging by the electoral map in 2020, Biden would b ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-02
... ompounded by a raft of errors (in analysis, forecasting, communication, policy measures, regulation, and supervision) over the past two years. It is now widely agreed that the Fed dug itself a hole wh ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-02
... se marked by “a great variety of morbid symptoms,” including, not least, the breakdown of global supply chains and the return of inflation. The only way forward is to support the development of new ma ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-02
... was taken by sea to Alat in Azerbaijan, then to the Bla ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightMark O’Neill2023年06月02日
... portfolio by reducing exposure in areas with significant perceived uncertainties. However, I would argue that staying invested and exposed to China can pay handsome dividends to an investment portfoli ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-01
... w, driven by common concerns about China), Brazil (another key Global South power), African Union Chair Azali Assoumani, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The message was clear: The Sino-Rus ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-01
... was taken by sea to Alat in Azerbaijan, then to the Black Sea port of Poti in Georgia. From there it went via Turkey to Koper. Such routes fit perfectly with the Belt and Road strategy of President Xi ...More
EJ Insight2023-06-01
According to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently, global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping gree ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-31
... en helped by the wind, unlike in Hong Kong where I was told no one would want to come near a window because of the hot air. Hong Kong issued its first extreme heat warning yesterday as temperature sur ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-31
... d no less by prominent businesses looking for 'standout talents', and it's no wonder that undergraduates and postgraduates alike are expected to 'do it all', to ‘have it all’. these days. We are raise ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-31
... n people, by 2026. Even when economists strongly believe they have a solution to a problem, their proposals are often neglected in policy deliberations. Water scarcity is a prime example. Introductory ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-30
... amplified by bots, algorithms, and economic incentives), the instability will only worsen in the foreseeable future. That could mean more frequent government shutdowns or more restrictions on central ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-30
