Who will grab the top job to lead Hong Kong past the 25th anniversary of its return to China? All eyes will be on the possible candidates including incumbent Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, her predecesso ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-19
Inflation has dominated interest rate discussions recently. Despite concerns that COVID lockdown, restricted shipping capacity and supply chain disruptions could continue to create inflationary pressu ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-19
As of early 2022, the fate of US President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan for delivering an equitable and sustainable economic recovery is uncertain. Failure to pass the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better ( ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-19
開學了。這學期要教一課關於壟斷的，於是借用佛利民（Milton Friedman）的一句名言： Ask you ...全文
... positions to consider: The first, is that China's popul ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年01月19日
China has an ageing population problem. This proposition requires some unpacking – more precisely, there are two sub-propositions to consider: The first, is that China’s population is “ageing” – measu ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-18
Lots of money is being put into the checkout space, a particular e-commerce pain point. Startup Bolt, for instance, raised US$355 million earlier this month. The investment round was led by BlackRock ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-18
“The window is still open, scientifically, to act,” according to Professor Johan Rockström, architect of the nine planetary boundaries – environmental thresholds for humanity recently popularised by t ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-18
... w weeks into 2022, financial markets appear to be worrying about the same developments that concerned me. In fact, the problems we face are becoming more straightforward – depressingly so. To understa ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-17
The world’s population exceeded 7.9 billion by the end of last year, and is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN). Some experts previously pointed out that the glo ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-17
In December, the people of New Caledonia in the South Pacific voted in a third referendum not to become an independent state but remain part of France. The news was greeted with jubilation in Paris – ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-17
COVID-19 has fueled a surge in online shopping, attested by government data that show a sharp growth in retail sales in Hong Kong for the ninth straight month in October, reflecting the remarkable res ...More
EJ Insight2022-01-17
... 是「We need to be the strongest, but not to be the bigges ...全文
