Economy
Greater Shift in China’s State of Affairs: Issues Mounts in Economic Growth
With the Two Sessions, China's biggest political gathering of the year ended, the next major political event of the country would be the 20th...
Regional Visions of Globalisation
As the world economy undergoes major transformations in recent years on the back of the pandemic and increasing geopolitical divisions, the visions of economic...
Can China Achieve Its Growth Target This Year?
In this year's Chinese government work report, the expected economic growth target is set at 5.5%.
The government work report stated that the main consideration...
Stronger Contractionary Monetary Policy Needed to Achieve ‘Stabilizing Expectations’ for China
The escalation to war in Ukraine and the series of sanctions against Russia by Europe and the United States has acerbated the volatility of...
Geopolitical Risks Likely to Undermine China’s Goal of “Stable Growth”
At this year's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) sessions, the Chinese government work...
Why is it possible for Russia to blunt economic sanctions?
On 24 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ‘special military action’ against its eastern neighbour Ukraine. Putin’s military action brought unbearable misery...
Geographical Risk and Chaos at Market: The Reign of Uncertainty
The continuation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with the financial sanctions against Russia by Europe and the United States, has induced...
Russia’s Grain Export Restrictions Could Affect Africa
With Russian government announcement on March 14 to temporarily halt exports of wheat rye, barley and maize abroad, a number of importing African countries...
An Overview of China’s Fiscal Policy Balancing in 2022 from the Decreasing Deficit Ratio
China’s Government Work Report for the year 2022 (henceforth “Work Report”) proposes that this year's active fiscal policy should improve efficiency and focus on...
Nearly 2.4 Billion Women Globally Don’t Have Same Economic Rights as Men
Around 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and 178 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent their full economic...