Economy
Paradoxes of U.S. Financial System Resilience
The March collapse of three major U.S. banks—Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Silvergate Capital—coupled with a sharp decline in the market value...
NFT: From a speculative asset to a practical tool
Remember NFT - the mesmerising acronym that became a major talking point the day it was born?
The $40 billion evergreen market, multi-million dollar lots,...
Global Banking Meltdown: Did Bangladesh receive the Aladdin’s Lamp?
During times of economic downturn, it's not uncommon for banks to face financial difficulties and even collapse. But, when US Banks collapse, the whole...
The Federal Reserve Faces a Question of Stability
The hum of inflationary panic; the buzz of an impending recession has somewhat died down - at least in my quarters! Or maybe it...
Global Politics of Unequal Development: Revisiting the North-South Divide
When an Englishman wants something, George Bernard Shaw observes, he never admits to himself of wanting it. Instead his will is expressed as a...
Geoeconomics: An Unfolding of Geopolitics?
Power struggle is not an unfamiliar concept in the international political world order. The history has witnessed, how the actors have changed yet the...
The De-Dollarization of World Economy: Xi-Putin Agreement, Saudi Arabia’s Shift to Yuan
The global economy has been dominated by the US dollar as the world's reserve currency for decades, but recent developments have raised questions about...
China’s development strategy and its economic diplomacy
Given the uncertainties in the world nowadays, it is necessary to grasp the reasons why China has highlighted the solidarity and cooperation for development...
Rethinking public debt as positive investment in sustainable development
The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic contraction have...
Looking at Indonesia’s Nickel Downstream Efforts from The Perspective of Resource Curse
Republic of Indonesia under the government of President Joko Widodo is intensively pursuing downstream industries, mainly in the natural resource products sector. One of...