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Written by Moses Lim As the the race to the 2023 Argentine general elections heats up, the country is looking for an end to years of...

Written by Li Laiyi and Woon Shijie, with inputs from Ng Yu Kang Executive Summary The reopening of Thailand’s international borders in...

Photo Credit: EV, Unsplash Executive Summary. In an explosive political resurgence, the radical right has since forcefully stormed into...

The Philippines is about to establish the Maharlika Wealth Fund. At best, the sovereign wealth fund is a calculated high-risk strategy by...

This piece will examine how Jakarta's domestic priorities might influence its foreign policy and what it means for ASEAN's political future.

This piece will look at where we are at in the current rate hike cycle both in the West and in Asia, drivers of inflation, why it has panned

The setting, a flattened land covered with soil and debris. Just a few hours prior, a loud bang followed by a shockwave sent the port of...

Implications of civil strife on their economy, as a case study on how political considerations can materially impact economic growth.

Authors: Bhavika Agrawal and Wei Hong Yeo Research Director: Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Source: Visa and Kenya’s Safaricom partner on M-Pesa,...

Author: Samuel Quay Research Director: Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Source: Johnson & Johnson, A Journey to End HIV/AIDS by 2020 (2017) Amongst...

Authors: Teo Chuan Hao, Jester and Chong Le Kai Research Head: Aces Low Ying Xuan Introduction Since the 20th century, Mongolia and...

Author: Caleb Ang Wei-En Research Head: Ashwin Introduction As resources on how to invest become plentiful, there has been a huge...

Author: Caleb Ang Wei-En Research Head: Ashwin Image Taken From: What is Lobbying and Can it Be Good? NowThisWorld, Youtube....

Author: Tricia Goh Research Head: Ashwin <a href='https://www.freepik.com/vectors/obesity'>Obesity vector created by macrovector -...

Author: Kiven Singh, Phua Ying Isabel Research Director: Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Introduction Over the past few weeks, the world has been...

Author: Remus Tan, Takyeon Kwon Research Director: Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Abstract Latin America has long been a region full of promise...

Author: Bhavika Agrawal Research Director: Keeven Cheong Aik Wei Introduction The nation with the highest per capita income in the world...

Authors: Truong Dam Linh Giang, Zhang Yuhang Research Head: Aces Low Ying Xuan Introduction In 2021, Beijing announced the total...

Author: Truong Dam Linh Giang Research Head: Aces Low Ying Xuan Introduction As one of the original Four Asian Tigers, Hong Kong has...

Authors: Ryan James Tan Wei Ren & Venkatesh Bagrodia Research Head: Aces Low Ying Xuan Introduction On the 24th of February, Russia...

Author: Ryan James Tan Wei Ren Research Head: Aces Low Ying Xuan Introduction It has been more than 2 years since COVID-19 struck...

Authors: Kowsalya Ganesan & Ryan James Tan Wei Ren Editor & Region Head: Gingee Babu Sasthaa (Uday) The prospect of surging energy prices...

Authors: Chen Wei Li & Denzil Gomes Editor & Region Head: Gingee Babu Sasthaa (Uday) Lagging tourism recovery in Thailand While globally...

Authors: Nabilah Binte Azhar & Phua Ying Isabel Editor: Ho Chia Chun Daniel Chile’s Rapid Economic Growth Chile’s economy has roared back...