June, 2022

• 30 June

  State-Owned Enterprises And Asia’s Energy Transition

  

  State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Asia are in a unique position to take a leading role to shift economic activity from polluting to green. Yet so far, most SOEs have underutilised green financial instruments, such as green bonds, to support this transition. This leaves ample room for growth which could spur …

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• 30 June

  Unfettered By Western Sanctions, A Russian Bank Delivers Wages To Soldiers Invading Ukraine

  

  On June 10, Albina Abayeva posted a short remark on the social network VK: “Gazprom zp has come,” it said in Russian. Cryptic, but in context the meaning was clear: Her husband, who was fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, had received his wages from the military, and they came …

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• 30 June

  Understanding Russia’s Strategy In Ukraine

  

  The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is one of the most significant case studies of modern-day warfare. Although the conflict has remained limited so far, the risk of inadvertent escalation, vertically or horizontally, remains high. The conflict revolves around several key factors. For instance, Ukraine’s inclusion in NATO, the United States’ security …

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• 30 June

  Yen Becomes Next Eye Of Storm In International Capital Market

  

  With the recent acceleration of interest rate hikes of the Federal Reserve, the yen is under increasing pressure while the U.S. dollar index remains high. This, in turn, causes the Japanese currency to show a trend of continuous depreciation. The exchange rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar broke …

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• 30 June

  China: Fujian Aircraft Carrier Owes Its Existence To BRI

  

  With China officially launching its aircraft carrier Fujian, questions have arisen concerning such a development. Here, we have answered some questions on different levels according to the timeline, so as to present a clearer picture of the situation, showing the close relations between China’s economy and the country’s national defense. …

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• 30 June

  China: Fujian Aircraft Carrier Owes Its Existence To BRI

  

  With China officially launching its aircraft carrier Fujian, questions have arisen concerning such a development. Here, we have answered some questions on different levels according to the timeline, so as to present a clearer picture of the situation, showing the close relations between China’s economy and the country’s national defense. …

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• 30 June

  What Will It Take To End Rampant Home-Price Inflation?

  

  Real wages are falling, inflation is at a 40-year high, and the Atlanta Fed predicts we’ll find GDP growth at zero for the second quarter. Meanwhile, both the yield curve and money-supply growth point to recession. But when it comes to the latest data on home prices, there’s still no …

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• 30 June

  Biden’s Energy Crisis

  

  The ongoing world energy crisis… seems to have proven for once and all that energy independence is a matter of national security. To transition to renewable energy, America would have to transform its energy infrastructure and invest heavily in wind turbines, solar panels and electric cars, all of which require …

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• 30 June

  Why are some nations neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war?

  

  Countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East have refused to isolate Moscow, despite the EU’s lobbying efforts. European Union officials are meeting in Brussels on Thursday, where they are soon expected to grant EU candidacy status to Ukraine in a gesture of solidarity amid the conflict with Russia. At …

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• 30 June

  What does Russia’s capture of Severodonetsk mean for Ukraine?

  

  Ukrainian forces are retreating from the eastern city after weeks of fierce fighting, but some analysts say Moscow’s victory is symbolic, rather than strategic. The loss of the southeastern town of Severodonetsk is far more significant and symbolic to Russia than to Ukraine, military analysts have told Al Jazeera. On …

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