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Debt and Bets on whose interest?

Jayasri Priyalal from the UNI Asia & Pacific trade union group has shared with us his important article on major problems in the banking industry. Read more...
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Portfolio Investment in Asia

Glen Robinson explores the relative performance of 5 exchanges in the region and as a benchmark, also explores 5 “western” exchanges, including Australia, over a 10-year period. Read more...
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Emerging markets as investment targets

Glen Robinson has shared with us an overview of the Australia performance and attitude to the investment in developing markets in South East Asia. Read more...
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G20 action needed on wages and jobs

Global recession risk requires coordinated G20 action on wages and jobs say trade union leaders. Read more...
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Investing in an Emerging Market in Asia

Glen Robinson shares with us some tried and true “do’s and do nots’ in relation to investing in emerging market economies in Asia. It’s interesting reading! Read more...
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Myanmar, the country of incredible change and opportunity

After 50 years under repressive authoritarian rule, Myanmar is now attempting to take its rightful place in the global economy. What are the opportunities for investors asks Glen Robinson? Read more...
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China in Apple’s global value chains

China has played a key role in Apple's global value chains through low value-added assembly activities. But it has not been able to climb up to higher value-added processes, reports John West. Read more...
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India's National Agriculture Market

India's National Agriculture Market is an initiative helping to transform agricultural marketing in India, write Mukul Asher and Stuti Ji. Read more...
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Asia's fading economic mojo

Asia's dynamic economies have lost a slice of their economic growth potential these past few years. Decisive action will be necessary to stop the rot, writes John West. Read more...
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Fintech in Australia – Trends, Forecasts and Analysis 2015–2020

Artificial Intelligence, Algo-Banking, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Robo-Advice Form Growth of Australian Fintech Market, says Frost & Sullivan. Read more...
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Australian Fintech and ICT

Australian Fintech Opens up Vast Opportunities for ICT Companies in Security, Cloud, Managed Services, Blockchains, Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics and Data Centre, says Frost & Sullivan. Read more...
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Abenomics needs faster implementation and better explanation

Asian Development Bank Institute Dean and CEO, Naoyuki Yoshino, tells John West that Japan's Abenomics programme should be implemented with much greater urgency, and be better explained to the public. Read more...
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Infrastructure deficit: Built to last or built too fast?

Infrastructure deficits in many countries are caused by poor management and governance, argue Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
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Reviving Asia-Europe Economic Cooperation

Liberalisation of trade will be necessary to revive the flagging links between Asia and Europe, reports John West. Read more...
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Processing Exports Remain Crucial to the Chinese Economy

Processing Exports Remain Crucial to the Chinese Economy, writes Professor Yuqing Xing. Read more...
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Kazakhstan’s challenges in public financial management

Kazakhstan is one of the resource rich countries adjusting to subdued metal and commodity cycle. Mukul G. Asher and Almas Bakbergenov examine its challenges and options. Read more...
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China’s rebalancing act

Robert Wihtol, former Asian Development Bank country director for China, explains to John West some of the challenges the country faces in the necessary rebalancing of its economic growth model. Read more...
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Slump in capital flows to emerging market economies

The IMF's World Economic Outlook report highlights the slowing of her capital outflows to emerging market economies, writes John West. Read more...
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Risks of global financial instability on the rise

Global financial stability risks are on the rise, José Viñals, IMF financial counsellor, said introducing the latest edition of the Global Financial Stability Report, writes John West. Read more...
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IMF warns on weak global economy

The IMF has marked down its economic growth forecasts for 2016, and warns that financial and 'non-economic' risks could weaken the global economy further, writes John West. Read more...