Economy
Pakistan’s Leap into the Future with SIFC
In the quest for economic rejuvenation, nations often scout for transformative initiatives that can create ripple effects in their financial ecosystems. For Pakistan, one...
A Decadal Appraisal of the $62 Billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Hailed as a harbinger of common development, Islamabad and Beijing signed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement in 2013. China declared that Pakistan was...
Ending Poverty is our First Global Goal, and We are Off Track
We are at a critical juncture today in the fight against poverty. Despite decades of hard-won development progress, a world free of poverty remains...
A debate on Indonesia’s Nickel Downstreaming: will it revive?
After losing in The Dispute settlement with the European Union at the WTO on the basis of national mineral downstream policy, especially for nickel...
Trade Tightrope: The China Factor in US-EU Negotiations
The global economic landscape has undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. China's meteoric ascent as an economic colossus has rewritten the rules of...
Will the Economic Working Group Meeting Affect China-U.S. Geopolitics?
In an era of shifting global power dynamics and complex geopolitical relations, the recent meeting of the China-US economic working group has the potential...
The Dynamics of Global Value Chain in Indonesia’s Nickel Industry
Indonesia is one of the countries with the largest nickel reserves in the world. In 2021, there are 21 million metric tons of nickel...
The Impact of Blockchain on the Creative Economy: Insights from the Future Blockchain Summit 2023
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Adrian Zakhary*
Undeniably, blockchain technology plays a pivotal role across various industry sectors, notably in the creative economy. Its ability to...
Why Did CBDC Fail in Nigeria? Valuable Lessons for Developing Countries
In the rapidly digitizing era, many nations are eyeing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as the future solution for payment systems. However, Nigeria's case...
Belt & Road Initiative & National Mobilization of Entrepreneurialism
It is now time to study how BRI spreads its tentacles; how a magnanimous octopus of global trade emerges, and how dozens of connecting and...