Focused Thinking
Sustainability
ASEAN countries have made significant advances in reducing poverty and improving human development but improvements in gender equality and social mobility have been slow.
4 min read | December 2020
Technology
Dual circulation strategy is a combination of import substitution and domestic demand expansion. It seems to be a natural growth strategy for China.
2 min read | December 2020
Sustainability
Absence of clear standards makes analyzing the financial risk differential between green and brown assets challenging for financial institutions.
5 min read | December 2020
Economics
Growing recognition of the criticality of decarbonising the world’s economies has lead to Carbon Pricing, but how does it work?
3 min read | December 2020
Central Banks
Student-led protests have resumed in Thailand, demanding constitutional changes and reforms to the monarchy.
3 min read | December 2020
Volatility
Will the UK be able to vaccinate itself against a weakening economy?
3 min read | November 2020
Economics
Analysis of the rapid growth in 20 EM central bank balance sheets and show how 10 are now larger than that of the US Fed (relative to GDP).
3 min read | November 2020
Economics
Following the recent US elections, we explore the likely impact of Biden’s policies on Asia’s economies.
10 min read | November 2020
Economics
The global pandemic and increasing severity of climate change are redefining how risks are managed and opportunities captured in the financial sector. Our inaugural ESG conference on October 21-22, 2020 took a deep dive into these areas and the sustainable finance trends shaping the decade ahead, with a focus on Asia.
7 min read | November 2020
Economics
Companies overcoming cash flow issues caused by the pandemic may have to curb capex due to rising debt
2 min read | November 2020
Economics
With less than a week till Election Day, we've highlighted the key policies, swing states, probabilities, events and more to keep in mind.
3 min read | October 2020
Economics
If Biden wins in November, he is likely to usher in a new set of US economic objectives and policies.
4 min read | September 2020
Economics
Since lockdowns began to be lifted different sectors across Europe’s large economies have performed in different ways. But retailing – almost universally across developed markets – has rebounded at a far quicker pace.
3 min read | September 2020
Central Banks
Will the European Central Bank follow in the Fed’s footsteps and implement average inflation targeting?
5 min read | September 2020