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Innovation

Growth, Innovation and Leadership with Frost & Sullivan.

Frost & Sullivan is organizing an inspiring series of events over the coming year on Growth, Innovation and Leadership. Many of these events will take place in Asia. Read more...
Mr TONY ABBOTT

Australia needs economic liberalism, inclusive growth and Asian literacy

Australia needs more economic liberalism, inclusive growth and Asian literacy. Tony Abbott, Australia's likely new Prime Minister, will not deliver that. Read more...
Evento Smart City Business

Analyst Briefing: Global Smart City Market

Register now for an Analyst Briefing: Global Smart City Market. A $3.3 Trillion Market Opportunity to 2025. Organized by our knowledge partner, Frost and Sullivan on Sep 5 2013. Read more...
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Social contract for the Asian century?

Asian trade union leaders are pushing for a new social contract in the region. What are the issues? What are the chances? Read more...
Sustainable Pension Systems

Trade unions must save Asia's economy and society

Trade unions must lead the fight to save Asia's economy and society, argued UNI Global Union's Philip Jennings at a conference yesterday of finance sector trade union officials. Read more...
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Asian trade unions seek win-win solutions

The Asia-Pacific trade union group, UNI Apro, is seeking an amicable solution between the interests of management and trade unions. Read more...
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Sydney's golden age

Sydney's golden age is splendidly exhibited at the New South Wales Art Gallery. Today, however, the harbor-city is curiously losing its edge to the ugly duckling of Melbourne. Read more...
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Asia's democratic future

Democracy is at the heart of development. But democracy only has very shallow roots in Asia. Democratic development lags well behind the economy. Read more...
Financial crisis. Hard or soft currency? - Harte oder weiche Währung? Die Krise der internationalen Finanzmärkte

Conference on limits of economic surveillance

What are the limits of surveillance and financial market failure? What are the lessons from the euro-area crisis? This is the agenda of a conference in Paris on 23 September 2013. Read more...
World Class Traffic Jam

Asia’s smart urbanization imperative

Asia's urbanization must be “smart” in terms of city livability, environmental sustainability and in fostering innovation, if it is to realize the potential of the Asian Century. Read more...
Infrastructure is key to economic growth

Asia's growth miracle

What do the following 13 countries all have in common – Botswana, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand? Read more...
Betting On Clean Energy

Renewable energy in the Asian Century

Asia is very rich in renewable energy resources like solar, wind and geothermal. What role can they play in the realization of an Asian Century? Read more...
Co-Chairs of Thematic Working Group on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women

Fast facts on Asia's people and economy

Here are some fast facts on Asia's population and economy that I have prepared for my students at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
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Fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia -- a trade union perspective I

This is the first section of a paper I wrote for the trade union group, UNI-APRO, on "Towards fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia: Advancing a trade union agenda". Read more...
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Fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia -- a trade union perspective II

This is the second section of a paper I wrote for the trade union group, UNI-APRO, on "Towards fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia: Advancing a trade union agenda". Read more...
One Thousand Yen - Front

Fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia -- a trade union perspective III

This is the third section of a paper I wrote for the trade union group, UNI-APRO, on "Towards fair, inclusive and stable finance in Asia: Advancing a trade union agenda". Read more...
Climate smart villages in South Asia

Food security in Asia

Too many Asians live in a state of food insecurity, not only those still living in poverty, but also those who are just above the line in the "lower-middle class" category, living on only $2-$4 a day. Read more...
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Towards stable, efficient, and inclusive finance in Asia

Asia's 1997-98 financial crisis, and the current global financial crisis have taught Asia tough lessons, above all, the need for stable, efficient and inclusive finance to realize the Asian Century. Read more...
Professor Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Summit

Financial inclusion in Asia -- some solutions

One great challenge for Asia's development is improving access to formal financial institutions like banks. Fortunately many initiatives are underway to improve "financial inclusion" in the region. Read more...
World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013

Financial inclusion in Asia -- the challenge

Lack of access to formal financial institutions like banks, is one important factor keeping too many people in poverty in Asia, and stopping them from creating businesses. Read more...