Economy & Markets
How The US–Australian Critical Minerals Deal Reframes the Future of Pacific Supply Chains
“Our land abounds in nature’s gifts of beauty, rich and rare. Advance Australia fair.” Australia’s national anthem spells it plainly. The southern land is...
New Mercantilism in an Era of Unpredictability: Lessons from the Aggressiveness of China’s EV Industry
The world is currently characterized by increasing levels of uncertainty. Countries have changed their economic strategies in response to the US-China trade conflict, pandemic...
India-Afghanistan economic relations and the importance of the Chabahar Port
One of the key thrusts during the India visits of Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (October 2025) and that of Commerce and Industry...
Europe Struggles to Push Savers Into Markets Despite Decade of Reforms
A decade after launching its capital markets union project, the European Union still struggles to convince households to shift their savings out of stagnant...
IMEC: A Corridor Built on Optimism, Destined for Reality Check
In February 2025, President Donald Trump praised the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) as ‘one of the greatest trade routes in history.’ While such...
Behind diplomatic crisis, Japan’s economic slide
On October 21, Sanae Takaichi, the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was voted in as the 104th prime minister of Japan;...
Rethinking Payment Governance for a Fractured World
In the last two decades, the US financial sanction list has grown into an unwieldy diverse collection of countries, institutions, and individuals. This list...
The Evolving International Order: A Literature Review
"The Liberal International Order is Slowly Coming Apart." The Economist, May 9, 2025.
Ash, Timothy Garton. “Brace for Disorder as Great Power Shifts Begin.” Financial...
The Global Development Financing System is at a Crossroads
In a time of great shifts, it is of note that the global development financial system is also at a crossroads and in need...
The costs of the Philippines’ lost decades
Recently, former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general Karl Kendrick Chua said that the Philippines is standing at a “critical juncture” that...