Quick Takes: Biden’s 100-day Supply Chain Review
The Biden administration has just completed its 100-day review of supply chain vulnerabilities. Here are some initial observations on the main outcomes outlined in the 250-page report: The scope of the review is extremely broad and its objectives are remarkably...
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Techno-nationalism via semiconductors: Can chip manufacturing return to America?
China’s increasingly competitive relationship with the US and its allies is accelerating strategic decoupling, reshoring, and ringfencing throughout the landscape for semiconductors, the ‘brains’ essential for almost every industry of the future. Today, microchip manufacturing is disproportionately concentrated in Asia, especially...
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Contextualising China – By Professor Dr Richard T. Griffiths
Author: Professor Dr Richard T. Griffiths, Research Fellow International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden China’s Belt and Road initiative, launched in 2013, was presented to the world as a benign contribution to global development, but that also acknowledged that there...
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OPMAS – Supporting corporate and commercial operators in Asia on how to fly within the European Union (EU)
Bridging Asia and the EU; we secure compliance with EU directives and regulations for non-EU aircraft owners and operators Any aircraft flying into the EU will fly under customs control using either the Temporary Admission (TA) procedure or full importation....
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Solving operational risks for family offices – Finlight’s artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) solution
Solving operational risks for family offices – Finlight’s artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) solution Solving operational risks for family offices – Finlight’s artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) solution Why does Finlight exist? Current challenges...
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The EU-China CAI: An agreement whose time has passed?
By Stewart Paterson The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) was concluded in principle on 30 December 2020 after seven years of negotiation. It is perhaps a one-of-a-kind deal aimed at balancing the existing asymmetric investment relationship, where Chinese companies...
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Turning the Tide: How to finance a sustainable ocean recovery
The ocean covers the majority of our planet’s surface, holding 97% of all water and 80% of all life forms. Major ocean sectors such as tourism, shipping, fishing, aquaculture and marine renewable energy collectively contribute to a ‘blue’ economy, estimated...
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Leading med-tech pioneer NuroKor BioElectronics reveals why UK healthcare professionals are choosing to fund the technology of the future
By: Rick Rowan CEO & Founder of NuroKor BioElectronics The past 12 months have been a challenging and uncertain time for all industries - none more so than the healthcare sector. And with England now in its third national lockdown...
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Innovative Digital infrastructure will reduce the USD 5,2 trillion finance gap p.a. for MSMEs in emerging countries
Written By: Gilles komi Maglo CEO & Founder of MES & DAK The Fintech firm for MSME’s development Gilles komi MAGLO - A jazz Pianist and Entrepreneur– one might assume that this is a rather unconventional combination. But, according to...
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Navigating Choppy Waters: – Experienced Investment Managers with A Dose Of “Healthy Paranoia” Will Thrive in the Post-Covid Downturn
By Nicole Downer Managing Partner MV Credit Partners LLC Navigating Choppy Waters After working through an incredibly eventful year in the global economy, investors in private credit benefitted from the stable and consistent yields expected of the asset class. That...
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