• Sun-11-2024
Salaries across Southeast Asia to increase in 2025 amid recruitment, retention challenges (November 14, 2024, Human Resource Director Asia)

Salaries across Southeast Asia are expected to go up next year as organisations in the region struggle to recruit and retain talent, according to the latest survey from Aon. The survey, which looked into more than 950 companies in six Southeast Asian countries, found that budgeted salary increases are increasing across the board.

  • Sun-11-2024
Life After the USSR: the Impact of Fintech in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (November 15, 2024, The Fintech Times)

Following the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, many countries that were formally a part of the empire declared independence. In this article, we look at four prime examples: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, and we examine how fintech is impacting their economic landscapes.

  • Sun-11-2024
Will Iraq Be the Next Domino to Fall in the Middle East Conflict? (November 8, 2024, Oil Price)

While all attention has been on what many think are pivotal U.S. elections this week, and what that might mean for the Israel-Gaza conflict, Iran and China, Iraq risks falling apart at the seams, and could be the next domino to fall if the Middle East conflict is not handled correctly by all involved external actors.

  • Sun-11-2024
Egypt's Massive Potential, Wasted (November 13, 2024, MSN)

Once a powerhouse of the ancient world, Egypt today faces a range of internal and external challenges that are holding it back from becoming a major global economic force. With its prime location between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and control of the critical Suez Canal, Egypt has all the ingredients to be a top 10 global economy—but what’s standing in the way?

  • Sun-11-2024
Algeria’s Triumph in Ending Trade Restrictions with Spain: Economic Gains Amid Tensions (November 8, 2024, RegTech)

Algeria has recently decided to lift its trade restrictions with Spain after nearly 900 days of economic retaliation. The cause of this blockade began in 2022 when the Spanish government decided to support Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.

  • Sun-11-2024
Palestine’s economy teeters on the brink after a year of war and unrelenting destruction (October 29, 2024, The Conversation)

The Palestinian economy has been devastated beyond recognition. Israel’s intense military operations in Gaza have led to unprecedented destruction, wiping out much of the enclave’s essential infrastructure, private property and agricultural resources.

  • Sun-11-2024
Rising Tide, Hidden Rocks: South Asia’s outlook in five charts (October 22, 2024, World Bank)

The region has three major sources of untapped potential: Raising employment among women, increasing openness to global trade and investment, and removing obstacles to firm growth. Tapping these could attract foreign investment, accelerate the diffusion of new technologies, and spur the private investment needed for job creation.

  • Sun-11-2024
China's economic influence on Southeast Asia: insights with global broker Octa (November 13, 2024, The Manila Times)

As China solidifies its influence across Southeast Asia, it becomes the region's largest trading partner and a crucial investor in areas like infrastructure, technology, and renewable energy. This release explores how China's expanding economic reach shapes Southeast Asian markets, from Indonesia's booming coal exports to Vietnam's tech transformation, and provides a glimpse into future growth projections for 2025.

  • Sun-11-2024
Hong Kong’s labour shortage to hit 180,000 by 2028 amid city’s rapidly ageing population (November 14, 2024, South China Morning Post) (Subscription required)

Hong Kong’s labour shortage is expected to worsen and reach 180,000 workers by 2028, driven by a rapidly ageing elderly population projected to account for almost a third of the city’s residents. The Labour and Welfare Bureau on Thursday also predicted skilled technical staff, such as escalator mechanics and construction workers, would make up more than one-third of the total shortage.

  • Sun-11-2024
China’s Increased Investment in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges (November 13, 2024, Fulcrum)

Hanoi should exercise caution when approving Chinese projects that aim to use Vietnam as a conduit to bypass US tariff barriers. It is also important for Hanoi to take a more selective approach and even be prepared to reject projects from China that are labour- or resource-intensive.