South Africa is at a crossroads. To save its democratic project, it needs to put itself on a path to inclusive, dynamic growth, creating a virtuous cycle that delivers on Nelson Mandela’s promise of “ ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-10
In the past three years, technological advances have provided about one percentage point of warranted US real wage growth each year – admittedly, only half the rate of earlier times, but still somethi ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-10
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, analysts and pundits spun visions of how the crisis would reshape the global economy. Many heralded the opportunity to transform our financial systems, suppl ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-09
The number of days each year when the temperature exceeds 50°C (122°F) has doubled since the 1980s, and occurs in more places than ever. This extreme heat is having a dramatic effect on the health of ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-09
The Geospatial Commission of the United Kingdom commissioned a consulting company earlier to undertake a detailed economic study on the size, features and characteristics of the U.K. geospatial or loc ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-08
It may seem as if the world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously, judging by the number of pledges to reach “net-zero emissions.” Among the major emitters, both the United States and the Eur ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-05
In our global investor survey on Asian fixed income, respondents pointed to economic fundamentals – notably, rising inflation, post pandemic GDP growth, and tapering – as key factors that weigh most h ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-04
The Hong Kong government is choosing to ignore the pleas of the foreign business and financial communities to ease some of the world’s strictest Covid quarantine restrictions. They may remain in place ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-04
The mandatory use of the LeaveHomeSafe app could come into effect at all restaurants as soon as the middle of November, RTHK reported Tuesday, quoting lawmaker Michael Tien. Tien said he has learned t ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-03
The threat COVID-19 poses to human health is now well understood around the world. In contrast, the enormous health threat of global warming, with its broad array of persistent impacts on our well-bei ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-02
The COVID-19 pandemic has instilled many harsh lessons. But the most important is that infectious-disease outbreaks pose a risk not just to public health but also to global security. Like nuclear prol ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-01
Geographic information systems (GIS) software with spatial location as its core has been developed for more than half a century. It has been broadly applied, like in recording the locations of water p ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-01
In light of the recent surge of the British pound, we have turned a bit more cautious on its prospect. In our view, the currency’s upside is looking rather exhausted, both from the technical near-term ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-29
