Blog Posts tagged with : Asia/Rise of Asia
From battlefield to marketplace: the Greater Mekong Sub-region
Posted by on May 22, 2012The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), comprising six economies along the Mekong River - all at different stages of development - is perhaps the most successful example of sub-regional economic cooperation in Asia. It has turned a once-bitter battlefield into a marketplace, [more] in the words of former Thai Prime Minister Chatchai Choonhavan.Th...
Key lessons from the French presidential election
Posted by on May 08, 2012I spend roughly 40 per cent of my time in Asia, 44 per cent in Europe and the remainder in diverse parts of the world. When in Asia, I am conscious of how Europe seems remote and increasingly irrelevant, certainly when judging from the media. I was in and out of Asia during the months running up to the French presidential election; there was very little cove...
A beginner’s guide to sustainability
Posted by on Mar 29, 2012Twenty-five years after the Brundtland Commission coined the definition of sustainable development, “sustainability” has finally become a buzzword. But, although there is a lot of interest in sustainability, the concept is not very well understood. Even the supposed definition – “development that meets the needs of the present without com...
The “Shift to Asia”: don’t overlook Asean
Posted by on Feb 27, 2012When people talk of the “shift to Asia” all eyes seem to turn to China. After all, it’s China that has swept up the superlatives of the past decade— from most populous, to factory of the world, to strongest growth, to deepest reserves. While China certainly deserves many of the accolades, and while even Asians take China and its economic ...
Who/what next for the World Bank?
Posted by on Feb 24, 2012Robert Zoellick will step down from the presidency of the World Bank (WB) upon completion of his mandate in June this year. Tradition has it since the creation of the WB and its sister institution the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the presidency of the WB should automatically go to an American appointed by the US president, while the head of the IMF...
