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Sex and the Chinese economy
Asia focus, Shang-Jin Wei, Published on 31/05/2021
» China's recently released population census confirms the persistence of the country's alarming excess of males relative to the global norm. This numerical imbalance has several significant economic implications -- and not only for China.
Will East Asia win the recovery race?
Asia focus, Lee Jong-Wha, Published on 15/02/2021
» East Asian countries have done remarkably well in managing the Covid-19 pandemic and limiting its economic repercussions. But, given that significant risks and uncertainties remain, it is far too soon to say that the region will emerge from the crisis as a global winner.
Turkey's slow-motion economic crisis
Asia focus, Selva Demiralp and Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Published on 18/01/2021
» No one should be surprised by Turkey's recent economic and financial woes. The country's triple crisis -- currency, banking and sovereign debt -- has been unfolding for years. Whether this economic turmoil will incite political turmoil is now a widely debated question.
Travel turmoil
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2020
» As the world faces the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism is among the sectors affected the most severely. A major source of revenue and jobs in Asia, it started to feel the pain early when the Chinese outbound market collapsed almost overnight in late January.
Business unusual
Asia focus, Published on 15/06/2020
» This moment is a uniquely testing time for us all. The speed at which Covid-19 has spread across the world and the severity of the disruption to the global economy have been unprecedented.
Modi 2.0
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 27/05/2019
» The economic headlines in April and May, the first two months of the Indian financial year, made depressing reading for the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Out of the nest
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/05/2019
» Bankers and traders sharing war stories over drinks is a common sight all over the world, and Lawrence Morgan came to know a few popular hangouts during his career in the financial world with JPMorgan (no relation) in London and Hong Kong. But not many bankers end up deciding that owning a bar beats working on the trading floor.
Layer by layer
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/03/2019
» Most of us still think of 3D printing in terms of small units that can print simple three-dimensional solid objects from a digital computer file. But big industrial companies such as General Electric (GE) have taken this concept to extraordinary lengths and are applying it on a much larger scale to create highly complex machine parts made from metal.
The coming China shock
Asia focus, Arvind Subramanian and Josh Felman, Published on 25/02/2019
» In September 2018, we argued that China's economic and foreign policies were defying the "laws" of economics and geopolitics and warned that the situation could not last. Since then, our assessment has been borne out and our concerns have deepened.
We deserve a year-end break
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/12/2018
» What a year it's been, riddled with natural and manmade disasters, not to mention the antics of Donald Trump. Between his landmark summit with North Korea's leader and the lingering trade war with China, the US president's second year in office has been an eventful one for Asia.