Economy & Markets
Europe’s one trillion climate finance plan
Find out how Europe aims to fund projects to tackle climate change and support the regions most affected by the transition to a green...
American Jobs Plan Beckons More Uncertainties
Authors: Chan Kung and Wei Hongxu*
On the 31st of March, U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a new USD 2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan. As...
Belt and Road 2013 – 2020: “the roads” of improvements. Lessons for China
Today it became clear that the cooperation between Europe and China in the framework of the BRI can contribute both to balanced development of...
Summit of Business within Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Long before the Portuguese-speaking countries wrapped up their first business summit in Simpopo, Equatorial Guinea that gathered approximately 250 government officials and corporate business...
Can Sukuk Match the Growth Trajectory of Green Bonds?
As the socially responsible investing movement in fixed income began to take off a decade ago, a great deal of ink was spilled on...
St. Petersburg Forum Offers Unlimited Business Opportunities
The 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF'21), unique business forum that is highly expected to bring together politicians, corporate business directors and investors...
On the Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) in Supporting a Green Recovery
Perhaps one of the few areas where a consensus is crystallizing across the major powers of the global economy is on the urgency of...
5 things you should know about the state of the global economy
Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most...
Biden’s shift from neo-liberal economic model
Mercantilism; which was the ‘Hall of Fame’ from 15th-18th Century had emerged from the decaying of feudal economic system in Europe. It was initially...
Covid-19 and Liberal World Order
The liberal international order (sometimes referred to as the rules-based international order or the US-led liberal international order) involves international cooperation through multilateral institutions...