Taiwan’s ‘new normal’ of volatility and deterrence
Author: Roy C Lee, CIER Volatility is perhaps the best word to describe Taiwan’s 2022. Though initial economic forecasts expected…
Anwar Ibrahim returns to a changed economy
Author: Teck Chi Wong, University of Queensland During Anwar Ibrahim’s first stint as Malaysia’s finance minister in the 1990s, Putrajaya…
Vietnam’s social insurance dilemma
Author: Tu Phuong Nguyen, University of Adelaide At the end of 2022, there were reports of long queues of employees…
EU–China relations disintegrating on autopilot
Author: Andrei Lungu, RISAP In early December 2022, President of the European Council Charles Michel travelled to Beijing for his…
Laos must address rising inflation in 2023
Authors: Chanhsy Samavong, Laos Macroeconomic Research Institute, and Buavanh Vilavong, Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce The Lao economy has…
APEC’s ambitions met with challenges in 2022
Author: Rebecca Sta Maria, APEC The start of 2022 held much promise for APEC economies. The pandemic seemed under control.…
Vietnam’s economy shows signs of revival
Author: Suiwah Leung, ANU In 2022, the geopolitical tensions caused by the war in Ukraine, slowing growth in the Chinese…
Dealing with China’s polycrisis
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Those paying attention to the World Economic Forum in Davos will doubtless have heard the latest…
Weak domestic demand now threatens China’s growth potential
Author: Yang Yao, PKU Forecasts for China’s economic growth in 2023 diverge widely. While international organisations and China watchers abroad…
Russia and the US add to South Korea’s economic challenges
Author: Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America In May 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was elected on a…