Russian oil price cap accelerates global economic decoupling
Author: Suryaputra Wijaksana, Bank Central Asia The oil ‘price cap’ of US$60 per barrel for Russian oil is a controversial…
Institutional reform needed for Bangladesh’s economic challenges
Author: Fahmida Khatun, Centre for Policy Dialogue Bangladesh’s economy is going through difficult times as multiple crises bite. High inflation,…
Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour
Author: Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution At the start of 2022, China’s economy appeared strong, Beijing seemed to have contained the…
Climate of fear engulfs Vietnam’s mainstream media
Author: Dien Luong, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute A fear-cloaked dynamic has increasingly percolated Vietnam’s information environment, in both cyberspace and the…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
Author: Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are…
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…
Terminating tobacco troubles in Malaysia
Authors: Gan Shiz Yee, Muhamad Hairul Nizam bin Abd Hamid and Farizah Mohd Hairi, University of Malaya Malaysia has implemented…
Chinese illicit influence scandals in Thailand
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU Two scandals converged in November 2022 in Thailand, forming a perfect storm that threatens the government…
Indonesia is missing out on income from modern services industries
Authors: Sulistiyo Ardiyono and Arianto Patunru, ANU Indonesia has placed a high bet on the manufacturing sector’s revival by enacting…
Revitalising Japan’s rice industry means targeting export markets
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to…