Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse Impact on Southeast Asian economies
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The World Financial Review
SVB's collapse has had a global impact worldwide, but Southeast Asian economies might emerge...
Is Philippines Sleepwalking Into Economic and Geopolitical Minefield
By Dan Steinbock
Amid the worst global volatility since 1945, Philippines may to be aligning its future with secular erosion, political divisions,...
Central Asia’s Most Competitive Parliamentary Elections
The Kazakh people will head to polls on March 19. For the first time in 32 years of independence, Central Asia’s largest country will...
Kazakhstan Providing Emergency Aid to Turkey
President Tokayev visited the Turkish embassy in Astana, offered all-around rescue and medical assistance to the earthquake casualties, and express condolences “to all the...
Emerging Opportunity for Battery Swapping Model for Electric Vehicles in India
By Parveen Kumar and Anshika Singh
Battery swapping is emerging as an efficient and alternative fast-refuelling option for electric vehicles (EV), especially for e-2Ws and...
India’s NGO Workers Put Their Lives on the Line to Fight Prostitution
By Katarzyna Rybarczyk
In India’s Uttar Pradesh NGO workers put their safety on the line to fight child prostitution, end sex trafficking, and restore victims’ dignity.
Uttar...
Financing Entrepreneurship in Small Island Developing States
By Fazeel Najeeb and Peter Rudge
In June 2021, Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, became President-elect of the 76th session of the United...
India Turns 75: Fast Facts About the Unusual Constitution Guiding the World’s Most Populous...
By Deepa Das Acevedo
India will celebrate its 75th birthday on Aug. 15, 2022.
Its independence from British colonial rule followed a complex process, including Partition: the...
The Russia–Ukraine War and Japan – Challenges Now and in the Future
By Fumiaki Kubo
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a wake-up call to Japan. This is not just because Russia is Japan’s neighbour, but also because...
How DBS Became the ‘World’s Best Bank’
By Dr Vinika D Rao and Robin Speculand
The Singapore titan’s tech-charged quest to take the banking out of banking has paid off handsomely.
The world’s...
