Is Hong Kong back on track after a month of reopening? Yes, spring returns, and things are looking better. There are more people asking for street directions in Putonghua but they are not lining up ou ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-08
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally. When the virus was at its peak, many low- and middle-income countries struggled to save lives whil ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-07
The COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by supply-chain disruptions and surging inflation, has highlighted the fragilities of Africa’s food systems, leading to a 60% increase in hunger across the continent ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-06
香港正面對人口老齡化的挑戰，當中亦包括智障人士。智障人士的身體機能比健全人士較早退化。除了遺傳因素和藥物影響外 ...全文
Hong Kong is gradually on road to normalcy from the Covid-19 pandemic but it is difficult for the economy to regain momentum. At a time when people are uncertain about the prospects, the opinion of ou ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-02
Our world has become both confusing and confused. The international economy works well, but the political economy is mired in hostility toward markets, frustration at globalization, and skepticism abo ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-31
Despite favorable indices, it is too soon to tell whether inflation has been tamed. Nonetheless, two clear lessons have emerged from the recent price surge. First, economists’ standard models – especi ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-30
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have become the darling of policymakers nowadays. In a recent speech, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on the World Bank and other international lenders ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-27
Feng Shui, the traditional Chinese practice of harnessing the flow of energy, indicates the Year of the Rabbit can pull people in different directions. For 2023 we well may see investors getting pulle ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-19
At least 500 new buildings are constructed in Hong Kong every year which generates substantial carbon emissions. The construction industry must urgently look for more environmentally friendly construc ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
Until fairly recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping touted his zero-COVID policy as proof that authoritarian one-party states like China are better equipped to deal with pandemics (or any other crisis ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
Artificial intelligence (AI) depends on massive amounts of data being available. As many countries have tightened privacy protection measures, therefore, synthetic data that does not violate personal ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-13
Just as a corporate balance sheet can provide insights into a company’s financial health, a “global balance sheet” (GBS), tallying the assets and liabilities of governments, corporations, households, ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-04
With the abrupt end of the zero-Covid policy, Beijing hopes to bring economic growth back to its levels before the pandemic and confirm its position as “the factory of the world”. Foreign companies we ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-03
2022 is perhaps best summarised through four core propositions: First, that geopolitics matters – and we are transitioning into an era of global geopolitical flux; Second, that governance matters – an ...More
EJ Insight2022-12-29
