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Akhmad Hanan and Mayora Bunga Swastika There is no denying that all countries in the world should use clean energy in the future. Based on the agreement at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasglow and several other important international meetings, several countries …

Andrey Sushentov On February 24, the era of Russia’s search for its place in the Western-centric world ended. In this world, all political initiatives came only from the West. The Western countries also determined the basic rules of this world and allowed, at their discretion, other participants to …

Hoyu Huang As the world closely watches the development of the Russian-Ukraine war and the further escalation seems possible,  other international parties have also attempted to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv to reach for a cease-fire.  Russia and Ukraine haveagreed to start the negotiation in Belarus recently, giving …

Ekaterina Blinova China opposed the West’s unilateral sanctions against Russia and barred the SWIFT ban, saying that it has no basis in international law. The FT admitted that Beijing could reduce the pressure of the restrictions by bolstering Russo-Chinese mutually beneficial cooperation in agriculture, hi-tech, banking, energy, and …

Junaid Ahmad Can infrastructure investments provide a strong stimulus for the Indian economy? The answer is a resounding but conditional yes: conditional on how the investments will be financed and spent. Size versus Leverage The policy discussions on how to finance infrastructure inevitably focus on the size of …

The Malaysian economy is projected to expand by 5.8 percent in 2022, as domestic and external demand recovers, according to the latest edition of the World Bank Malaysia Economic Monitor: Staying Afloat, launched today. The forecast for the year ahead follows growth estimates of 3.3 percent in 2021. …

Canada has embarked on an ambitious transformation of its energy system, and clear policy signals will be important to expand energy sector investments in clean and sustainable energy sources, according to a policy review by the International Energy Agency. Since the IEA’s last in-depth review in 2015, Canada has …

Nabil Akram Supremacy of any world power depends upon its control over the important Geo-strategic places. A hegemon must have influence over the Geo-strategic places. This rule is generally applied for every world super power. Other factors like the will to lead, economic, political and military factors are …

Andrew Rhymer Going into 2022, emerging markets are far better equipped to deal with Covid-19 than a year ago. Economic growth is slowing after the post-pandemic bounce amid a slowdown in China, and tighter monetary and fiscal policy elsewhere in emerging markets. If inflationary pressures ease, so should …