Asia Pacific

In the Face of Grim Challenges, Uzbekistan Forges Ahead on Privatisation

Despite a pandemic, a European war involving its closest trading partner and the growing threat of a global recession, Uzbekistan…

3 years ago

Lord Waverley: First In, Best Dressed — UK’s Bid to Join Key Regional Trade Agreement

The United Kingdom has applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade agreement between…

3 years ago

World Bank: Investment Push Needed for Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development

As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 crisis, we face a world with a serious ‘reversal’ problem –…

3 years ago

OECD: Plugging the SDG Financing Gap

Ensuring Blended Finance can mobilise private finance, particularly in the Least Developed Countries and towards Social Sectors, will require a…

3 years ago

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Takes Private 5G Tech to the Next Level

The pandemic has negatively affected enterprises in many ways — but it has also accelerated digital transformation in Taiwan’s activity…

3 years ago

The Fed vs the Communist Party

Recent quarters, months, and weeks have seen a remarkable clash between the goals of the US Federal Reserve and Chinese…

3 years ago

Uzbekistan on the Path to Becoming Carbon-Neutral

In the race to become carbon-neutral, it is useful to look at where the race began. In Uzbekistan, a nation…

3 years ago

Uzbekistan Celebrates 3,000-Year Heritage with Largest Science Event of its Kind

5th Annual Congress of the “World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan” held…

3 years ago

Global Imbalances and the Pandemic

The International Monetary Fund’s tenth annual External Sector Report (ESR, August 2021) shows how current account deficits in the global…

3 years ago

Naomi Osaka: Champion of Tennis, Fashion — and Endorsements

Naomi Osaka has stormed the tennis scene, snatching up enough titles and endorsements to break some of the game’s most…

3 years ago