Food prices are surging to record highs in many countries, driven by factors including climate change, violent conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply-chain disruptions. This perfect storm has exp ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-07
Physical infrastructure has a critical role to play in supporting the post-pandemic recovery and in laying the longer-term foundations for green, resilient, and inclusive development. A growing body o ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-07
The onslaught of the 5th wave of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has sparked a dramatic surge in the number of severe cases and isolation orders, overwhelming the healthcare system with hospitals running out of ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-04
The global economy has suffered two large negative supply-side shocks, first from the COVID-19 pandemic and now from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The war has further disrupt ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-01
For more than two years, COVID-19 has taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, disrupted daily routines, and dominated political discussion around the world. As the acute phase of the pandemic comes to an ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-31
Many who now worry about rising inflation in the United States may disagree, but the US Federal Reserve should take a victory lap. Just consider what the Fed has achieved over the past two years. At t ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-29
The global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was always fragile, especially in the developing world. With Russia’s disastrous war in Ukraine, it has been all but shattered. But the invasion ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-28
To be effective, economic sanctions depend on multilateral coordination. Freezing the Russian central bank’s holdings and kicking Russian banks out of the SWIFT financial messaging system for internat ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-24
行政長官表示，倘疫情沒有反彈，政府會由4月21日起分3階段解除大部分防疫措施。關於餐飲業，首階段餐飲處所可恢復 ...全文
Swire Coca-Cola HK announced today that, in a stepped-up effort to support the community in getting through this unprecedented epidemic challenge, it has joined hands with The Coca-Cola Company to don ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is capturing global headlines, COVID-19 continues to wreak socioeconomic havoc around the world. The pandemic has taken more than six million lives, pushed 124 milli ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-22
On the eve of the announcement of this year's Budget, due to the severe situation of the epidemic, it is understandable that the Budget continues to introduce counter-cyclical measures to support peop ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-21
