India has slipped to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 of 121 countries, from its 2021 position of 101st and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Seventeen countries, including China, Turkey, and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than five, the website of the Global […]
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By Nitya Chakraborty The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party begins on October 16 in Beijing. It will chart out the course of action for the next five years in terms of Chinese domestic politics, economy and also foreign policy, with the objective of catapulting the world’s largest populated country with the second […]
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By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Trade numbers for the fiscal 2022-2023 are looking dismal. The expectation is that for the Q1 and Q2 Fiscal 2022-2023, the Current Account Deficit (CAD) is expected to be the highest in 9 years. A quick search on items using the harmonized system (HS) at a 2-digit level reveals that there […]
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By James M Dorsey Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has blown new life into Turkey’s vision of a Turkic world that stretches from Anatolia to Xinjiang in north-western China. “Central Asia now resembles the 1990s when there was a huge competition between global and regional powers for influence over the resource-rich region. The shadow of Russia […]
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By Sushil Kutty At the heart of politics is cowardice. Okay, foolhardiness. Take demonetization, for instance. It was a reckless display of authoritarianism, unbridled power, when the BJP-led NDA Government tipped its hat to its Prime Minister and forgot that in a democracy, collective decisions are the norm and the decision to demonetize was patently […]
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Matein Khalid King Dollar, aggressive Federal Reserve monetary tightening, an oil shock, recession in Europe/China and pandemic related hits to world trade have converged to make 2022 a classic annus horribilis for emerging markets. Yet my late Dad used to say – “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”. This is why I am now hunting for potential triple baggers in the Saigon stock exchange, […]
By Anjan Roy The Ukraine war is taking a turn after seven and a half months which is worrying strategic experts and militaries in Europe in new ways. If initially the worry was about an outright defeat of Ukraine and presence of Russia in eastern parts in a more aggressive posture, the prospect of an […]
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Matein Khalid The 20 year highs in King Dollar and 18% rise in its trade weighted index in the past year has rewritten the rules of investing in the international financial markets. King Dollar has wrecked havoc with emerging market currencies and Third World sovereign bonds as any poor unlucky investor in Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Egypt government bonds will attest. The World Bank estimates […]
By Sushil Kutty Uddhav Thackeray grew up jostling with a rival for his father Balasaheb Thackeray’s pats and “well-dones”. Cousin Raj Thackeray was finally gone and the years thereafter erased the memory of living with a ‘resentment’. But, irony of all ironies, whoever would have thought that a grown-up Uddhav Thackeray would be challenged by […]
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A Salute to Outstanding Contributions and Extraordinary Precedents HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 October 2022 – Sing Tao News Corporation Limited’s “Leader of the Year 2021” Awards Presentation Ceremony and Gala Dinner, was held today at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to pay tribute to the distinguished individuals. The annual event is organised by Sing Tao Daily, Headline Daily and The Standard of Sing […]
New “0+3” quarantine measure to help reignite business travel, although no immediate boost to tourism activities is anticipated Hong Kong’s Grade A office market remained generally quiet in Q3, but pre-commitments at new project completions pushed up citywide net absorption to reach 183,000 sq ft Overall office rents fell by a further 2.3% q-o-q, although the decline is expected to narrow in Q4, with the full-year rental […]
75% of APAC’s business leaders will be looking for new career prospects in the following months SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 October 2022 – Sparked by the global pandemic, the Great Resignation has already been happening among the C-suite in Asia Pacific for the last 2 years. In latest studies from The Page Executive Asia Pacific Talent Trends 2022 Report – The Great X, there has […]
Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing. “My recommendation . . . would be to figure out a special administrative zone […]
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 October 2022 – Thirty-nine research projects led by young researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have been recognised by the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund 2022 (the Fund), with PolyU ranking as the top grant recipient in terms of the number of projects awarded among local universities. The Fund has been expanded […]
By Sanjay Roy The post-pandemic recovery in the world economy that picked up in 2021 is likely to slow down due to expectations of rising inflation, continuing war, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged real estate slump in China as well as a slower than anticipated consumer spending in the US. While global […]
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The platform supports Singapore’s post-pandemic MICE industry recovery following the city’s full reopening The four-day trade show will host a series of competitions and a new feature area Hospitality 4.0 SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 October 2022 – FHA-Food & Beverage, Asia’s leading F&B trade show, presents its initiative for the HoReCa market with FHA-HoReCa 2022, happening this 25-28 October 2022 at the Singapore EXPO. FHA-HoReCA […]
By K R Sudhaman As India celebrates its 75th year of independence this year, several roadmaps are being laid for it to become a developed economy in the next 25 years when India would celebrate its 100th year of independence in 2047. Some of us might not be alive to witness it but ever optimist […]
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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 October 2022 – eWTP Arabia Capital (eWTPA), a leading Saudi Arabia and China-based growth stage venture fund, invited Southeast Asia based LPs to a closed-door breakfast sharing session at the DealStreetAsia’s Asia PE-VC Summit 2022. Asia PE-VC Summit one of the most popular events among the investment and startup communities. The Summit has attracted over 600 attendees from all over the […]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said scare-mongering was being done by some that there was a danger to minorities, but asserted that this is neither the nature of the Sangh nor of Hindus. “The Sangh resolves to stand on the side of brotherhood, amity and peace,” Bhagwat said at the RSS Dussehra […]
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The new Traveller is digital savvy, strongly influenced by social media and more inclined to combine work and leisure in their travel. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 October 2022 – A survey of more than 8,000 travellers globally, including 2,461 travellers in China, Indonesia and Thailand, reveals a growing appetite for overseas travel as countries reopen, that hasn’t been dampened by rising living costs. Across the […]
Returns on AIA Elite Funds among the industry’s top quartile with significant AUM growth achieved within 3 years SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 4 October 2022 – AIA Singapore marked the third anniversary of AIA Elite Funds by delivering strong performance for customers, including making it in the top quartile[1] among its peer group of funds by achieving one of the highest annualised net returns and significant […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 September 2022 – Equities First Holdings Partnership Equities First Holdings Limited is thrilled to announce a collaboration with Economist Impact to bring forth a new series on the massively popular podcast channel, Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact. The new podcast series, Shelter from the storm: Investing in the Era of Uncertainty, aims to help listeners understand the financial risks […]
Growing emphasis seen on sustainability, investor protection and technology HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 September 2022 – Policymakers are responding to the emerging geopolitical and economic landscape by reviewing regulatory approaches and priorities, KPMG says in its recent report “Navigating uncertainty – Evolving Asset Management Regulation”. The report also noted that Hong Kong, a city that boasts an abundance of asset management institutions, is […]
