The surprising potency of the multilateral sanctions imposed on Russia has been exceeded only by that of Ukrainians’ resistance to Russia’s invasion of their country. True, it is difficult to imagine ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
It is now well known that SARS-CoV-2 can mutate to evade vaccine protection against infection. The Omicron variants – BA.1, B1.1, and BA.2 – can infect those who were previously infected by other vari ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to cause more disruption to the global food system by dramatically increasing the cost of staple foods and the energy required to transport them. The Black Sea r ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-17
... ting world. It explains how extreme weather, drought, habitat and species loss, urban heat islands, and the destruction of food sources and livelihoods are all intensifying. And the scientific communi ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
“I’ve been through this movie many times before, in many different eras, and Hong Kong always bounces back,” says Allan Zeman, founder of the LKF Group. Here, the tycoon talks to Tatler about why he t ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-16
... emissions. But what will it take to get there? In a new McKinsey Global Institute report, my co-authors and I aim to answer this question. Using the Network for Greening the Financial System’s Net-Ze ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
... ong Hei Ip. In recent years, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have gained momentum around the world with growing market capitalisation. For APAC investors, REITs have become an attractive option ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-15
It is estimated that the total length of underground utility services network in Hong Kong is 100,000 km, which is at least 47 times the length of the roads. At the same time, the Director of Audit’s ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-14
For months, foreign businesses have been asking the government to ease its quarantine restrictions and open the city to the outside world. Now the local business community has added its voice. Earlier ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-14
China’s latest national population census revealed some interesting demographic trends. The country has 264 million people aged 60 and above, which equates to 18.7% of the population, considerably hig ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-11
When COVID-19 lockdowns began, the importance of affordable childcare suddenly became a lot clearer to many more people, especially working women. Last year, women spent three times as many hours as m ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-11
In the space of a single day, February 28, Vladimir Putin’s “Fortress Russia” collapsed. The ruble plunged by about 30%, and Russian authorities closed all financial markets. Russians raced to ATM mac ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-10
Technology stocks have been particularly vulnerable at the start of the year. Despite the current market weakness, we believe technology will continue to be a principal driver of change in today's inc ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-09
The latest Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is now open for application after a year of hiatus. The HOS 2022 covers 7 projects, supplying approximately 8,900 flats at merely half of the market price. For c ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-09
... opinath, G., & Stein, J. C. (2021). Banking, trade, ...全文
International Women’s day, on 8 March, is a day to reflect on and celebrate all women and their achievements worldwide. In Hong Kong SAR, we don’t have to look far for women to celebrate. Hong Kong bo ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-08
Times are changing dramatically for women in China. Their values, aspirations, passions as well as their spending behaviour, are rapidly evolving. The women-targeted market or “She-conomy” proposed by ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-08
