An inflection point in US trade policy
Author: William Reinsch, CSIS December 2022 highlighted how much US trade policy has changed in recent years. It is tempting…
Media, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Big Tech Lay off Workers, Panic About 2008-Style Financial Collapse
Alphabet (parent company of Google) and fellow corporations Microsoft and Amazon and financial firms Goldman Sachs and Blackrock are joining…
China’s economic outlook in the post-zero-COVID era
Author: Jiao Wang, University of Melbourne The Chinese economy had yet another extraordinary year in 2022. After strong growth of…
Google Cuts 12,000 Jobs in Company’s Largest-Ever Round of Layoffs
Last Updated on January 20, 2023 Google has announced that it will be laying off 12,000 workers — roughly 6%…
Combatting the cost of living is essential for Singapore
Author: Chang Yee Kwan, National Chengchi University Several major developments marked Singapore’s socio-political landscape in 2022. The government’s annual budget…
Russia remains India’s most dependable energy partner
Author: Joshy M Paul, CAPS In his November 2022 visit to Moscow, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that…
The revolutionary whirlwind widens in Myanmar
Author: Renaud Egreteau, City University of Hong Kong Three decades on from the nationwide uprising in Myanmar in 1988, the…
Cambodia’s economy hedges its bets
Author: Heidi Dahles, University of Tasmania The many unfinished buildings — most owned by Chinese investors — lining the streets…
Malaysia’s economy emerges from the shadow of COVID-19
Author: Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Rebounding from the pandemic-induced economic shock, the Malaysian economy gathered momentum in…
Indonesia’s resilient economy still has room to grow after G20
Author: Siwage Dharma Negara, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute As 2022 ended the world economy was in no better shape than when…