Pakistan stuck on a rollercoaster
Pakistan's turbulent 2023 sets the stage for another year of instability and uncertainty. ...
Political risks loom over Sri Lanka’s economic stabilisation
Sri Lanka is on the mend from its disastrous crisis last year — but absent structural reform, political disgruntlement could…
Balancing climate finance and financial stability is a scorching dilemma
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Asia has been sweltering through one of its most intense heat waves in memory. In April,…
Financial instability is a handbrake on climate action
Authors: M Chatib Basri, University of Indonesia and Adam Triggs, Mandala Here are three inconvenient truths. First, the world cannot…
Can China help bring peace to Myanmar?
Author: Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania The ASEAN Summit in Indonesia in May 2023 saw, once again, the problem for…
An Asian Monetary Fund is no quick fix for the world’s dollar problem
Author: Editorial Board, ANU ‘The dollar is our currency, but your problem’. That was how former US Treasury Secretary John…
Weaponisation of the dollar makes an Asian IMF look more attractive
Author: Andrew Sheng, George Town Institute of Open and Advanced Studies, Wawasan Open University Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent…
Pakistan’s political soap opera puts its economy on the ropes
Author: Shuja Nawaz, Atlantic Council Pakistan is on the edge of defaulting on its financial obligations. In 2022, climate change…
Beware the systemic zombies roaming in Asian markets
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It’s only when the tide goes out that we discover who’s been swimming naked. It’s an…
Bank of Japan’s new governor Ueda confronts big calls on monetary policy
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU While many advanced economy central banks are facing a dilemma over how to fight inflation in…