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The Big Picture Boosting growth while eyeing the long term. What are the policy options for China? By Li Cui The latest Chinese data indicates a modest recovery post pandemic, with diverging sectoral trends. After the strong rebound in 1Q,...

Tony Goodger of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers highlights some exciting benefits for the UK meat sector through new trade deals. In October 2021 the Government published the “UK approach to joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...

Regional trends in global sourcing As businesses assess their operational capacity needs for a predicted bumpy recovery, to recalibrate during and post-pandemic, it is crucial to understand what brought us to this point and where it is likely leading us....

What is Asia’s digital future going to look like, and what role will digital infrastructure play? We speak with an expert on innovations in infrastructure. An interview with Blair Chalmers, Managing Director, Innovations in Infrastructure at Marsh McLennan Advantage One...

Feb 2023 by  John West, Executive Director of the Asian Century Institute At this stage, the goal of America’s strategic competition with China and Russia is unclear, in contrast to the strategic clarity of its containment policy during its Cold...

Summary Reducing emissions from Canada’s oil and gas production is a priority, yet it presents unique challenges. Industry representatives consider carbon capture and storage (CCS) to be the sector’s primary emission reduction solution, but there is a lack of evidence...

February 2023 The Regulating AI: Debating Approaches and Perspectives from Asia and Europe webinar series was created to open an exchange discussing emerging approaches to the relation of artificial intelligence (AI) in different parts of the world. This synthesis report...

Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific  - February 2023 The Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR) reviews Asia and the Pacific’s progress on regional cooperation and integration and the states of trade, cross-border investment, financial integration, and...

Despite global economic headwinds and regional geopolitical challenges, member companies of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan report measured confidence about the year ahead, according to the results of the organization’s 2023 Business Climate Survey (BCS). The poll, conducted...

Author: Rhea Mehta (PBEC intern OCT-DEC 2022) Published by PBEC: December 2022 Our PBEC intern Rhea Mehta recently wrote the following piece on financing issues faced by low and middle income Countries in tackling the climate emergency we all face...