Bangladesh wedged between political upheaval and economic crises in 2023
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition…
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…
Sri Lanka’s disastrous 2022 ends with a sliver of optimism
Author: Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, Erasmus University Rotterdam Sri Lanka entered 2022 beset by economic crisis and political upheaval. The economic crisis…
Sri Lanka out of intensive care, but still in the trauma ward
Author: Editorial Board, ANU If you think your New Year hangover was bad, spare a thought for Sri Lanka. In…
Sri Lanka’s hard road to recovery from economic and political crisis
Author: Dushni Weerakoon, IPS In 2022 Sri Lanka faced its deepest ever economic and political crisis. The country’s descent into…
Shocks new and old for Japan
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU In 2022, Japan managed to cope with one major shock from the past, but was hit…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…
South Korea’s trade deficit reflects global economic challenges
South Korea posted a trade deficit of US$3.8 billion in September 2022 — higher than experts predicted in a Reuters…
Strong dollar snowballs across Asia
Author: Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations The dollar’s strength is placing pressure on economies around the world, including in…