... town”. In May last year, the zero-waste design hotel Hotel WHY opened in the town, it was built with discarded cedar wood and agricultural tools, demonstrating the best use of waste resources. The suc ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-04
... e episode may be the termination of the index. A quarter-century ago, when I was chief economist of the World Bank and Doing Business was published by a separate division, the International Finance Co ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-04
... n people? Maybe. But China has been rapidly building houses and apartment buildings for decades, not just in its top-tier cities but also in less-desired third- and fourth-tier cities, where prices ar ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-30
... ase, they may be in direct competition with their missions. While responsible investing is now mainstream, it is still not yet universally adopted. Going forward, we expect more wealth and asset manag ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-29
... countries may need stronger industrial policies to ensure that production does not migrate to China and other regions. There is more work to do before hydrogen can realize its full decarbonization pot ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-28
... rwise, it may end up like the development plan in Toronto, Canada which was dragged down by data privacy issues. This experimental smart special zone would greatly strengthen the sense of belonging of ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-27
... se views, may well be the most plausible. Stagflationary winds are more likely to be a part of the global economy’s upcoming journey than a feature of its destination. But how policymakers navigate th ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-24
... k markets may continue to rise for a while as real bond yields remain low. But the ensuing increase in inflation expectations would eventually boost nominal and even real bond yields as inflation risk ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-24
... m and she may wax or wane. There has been nothing perfect since the olden days. So let us wish that man will live long as he can!” -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-21
... entiments may well be too much of an ask – but the leas ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年09月18日
... passions may prompt them to be wicked, they have never ...全文
... ct. China may be the world’s biggest exporter, but it’s also among the biggest consumers. A-share firms generate over 80% of their revenues in China, making them more attuned to growth dynamics in the ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-17
... entiments may well be too much of an ask – but the least the administration could do is to answer public queries and questions in a manner that is non-condescending and empathetic. The onus to lead fa ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-17
... opulation may have devastating short-term consequences. If we take the wrong approach, incorporating the true costs of production into food systems could trigger widespread bankruptcy, devastate rural ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-17
... variants may emerge, necessitating further lockdowns and fiscal support, which might be infeasible for some governments. But in my view, further lockdowns will prove to be politically impossible. So, ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-16
... er, which may or may not alienate followers; to convey ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年09月16日
... er, which may or may not alienate followers; to convey a stance that is inherently ambiguous, not for reasons to do with temerity, but to do with the fact that reality is often rather complex, has ver ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-15
... t of them may lead to the overuse of fertilizers or land conversion (among many other perverse effects that degrade nature). Second, we must be more creative about how we generate new funding to prote ...More
EJ Insight2021-09-14
