Emerging Markets
Hong Kong Banks, Insurers Face Beijing Investment Crackdown
China's recent crackdown on cross-border investments poses challenges for banks, insurers, and wealth managers in Hong Kong that rely on mainland clients. In May,...
Why Indonesia Faces Greater Risk to US Monetary Tightening
The Asymmetry of Global Monetary System
The global economic system is consistently driven by the world’s most influential central bank. Data shows that global financial...
Prabowo’s Populist Policies Trigger Indonesian Market Fears
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing investor trust, jeopardizing his growth plans as the country's currency continues to plummet. Since taking office in 2024,...
Africa – Bridging Oceans: The Indian Ocean Gateway and the New Geography of Global Trade
The twenty-first century is witnessing a profound reconfiguration of global trade routes. From the Arctic passages of the north to the Middle Corridor across...
Russia’s Multipolar Architecture to Shape its Future Economic Diplomacy
China and Russia are seemingly leaders in the emerging new economic architecture, underlining the end of unipolarity. But while China has set its economic...
India’s Strategic Neutrality: The US-China Balancing Game
The May 26th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting signified a critical cooperative signalling amidst global discourse on energy and critical minerals security. The minilateral grouping,...
APEC Suzhou Meeting Highlights Global South Role and Multipolarity After Iran War
The significance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers' meeting, held on May 22-23, 2026, in Suzhou, eastern China, lay in the issuance...
Why an Open Economy is Crucial for China
Authors: Kung Chan and Xia Ri*
The current era of de-globalization, marked by restructured supply chains and intensifying geopolitical conflicts, has forced major economies inward....
Suspension of India-Africa Forum Summit 2026
The 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), originally scheduled for May 28 to May 31, 2026, in New Delhi, has been deferred to a later...
The Beijing Summit Missed the Trade Story That Actually Matters
America’s record services surplus and China’s quiet AI exports tell adifferent story than tariff politics
On the morning of 14 May 2026, Xi Jinping and...