Controversial Maharlika fund a litmus test for Marcos admin
The key to making this sovereign wealth fund a success is to have it run by professional managers and insulate them from the vagaries of politics, notes the paper.
Are Bangladesh’s tax policies addressing inequality?
The use of a redistributive fiscal policy is a solution to the rising inequality, notes the writer.
Moody credit downgrade a huge blow for the Bangladesh economy
According to the author, the government must critically examine Moody's credit downgrade and respond properly.
Don’t rush on electric vehicles in Asean
Only if the countries can consistently maintain their economic growth will their people have sufficient purchasing power to own EVs.
The global war for talent is expanding
The writer says it is no longer the West versus East, with the Middle East picking up the pace.
Dollar coaster: rolling downhill?
What backs the dollar is people's trust, but trust is all too fragile given what the US has induced with its currency dominance, the author writes.
Is deglobalisation looming?
With so much disconnect around the world, the question is: Will deglobalisation linger or are we entering a different phase? Is globalisation metamorphosing yet again?
South Korea’s snowballing crypto scandal
Rep. Kim Nam-kuk of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea had temporarily left the party to avoid a probe amid mounting allegations.
The only way out of Pakistan’s crisis requires sacrifice from the richest, for the poorest
Getting out of the current crisis is not going to be an easy task and will require years, if not decades of focus and determination, says the writer.
Philippines’ stubborn poverty
The writer says money has lost so much value that many people don’t bother to count pesos in the hundreds anymore.