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Is Beijing Changing Tack on Big Tech?
ChinaFile| May 19, 2022
In recent weeks, news has emerged that China may be slowing its Big Tech regulations. On Tuesday, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) held a special meeting…
Xi Jinping's Tough Decisions
Bloomberg | February 25, 2022
Deborah Lehr, Paulson Institute Executive Director, discusses how Xi Jinping is navigating his relationships with Russia and the West…
How Financial Institutions Can Seize the Climate Investment Opportunity in 2022
21st Century Business Herald | January 11, 2022
In December 2021, nine departments such as the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information…
Art’s worst offenders are experiencing a just and overdue reckoning
The Hill | December 31, 2021
This past month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office struck another blow against bad actors who exploit the American…
Why China’s path to a green economy is paved with fintech
The New Statesman | April 19, 2021
The money needed to save our planet is daunting. Experts say $2.4trn is required every year up to 2035 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Reversing the global decline of…
Egypt should go green by putting a price on carbon
Middle East Institute | March 30, 2021
It is time for Egypt to put a price on carbon. While Cairo has taken small steps toward developing a sustainability plan, it needs a bold idea to stop rising carbon emissions…
Even Climate Change Is a Fraught Area for US-China Cooperation
The Diplomat | March 20, 2021
The United States and China have a mutual interest in fighting climate change. There are no boundaries: Emissions…
Rethinking Egypt's Economy
Middle East Institute | October 7, 2020
Egypt is not alone in having been knocked into a pit by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will have to dig itself out on its own. However, if Egypt is going to do so…
Pandemic Has Accelerated Green Finance Development
YiCai | August 6, 2020
"88.5 billion National Green Development Fund was established", "the first green financial legislation "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Green Finance Regulations…
China Is Giving Ancient Silk Road Trade Routes a Digital Makeover
Global Trade Magazine | July 27, 2020
The New Silk Road is Paved by Bits and Bytes. In 2015, China launched its Digital Silk Road (DSR) initiative. The DSR is the digital backbone for China’s modern reconstruction of…
Why China needs to keep its economic recovery green and sustainable
South China Morning Post | July 3, 2020
China’s post Covid-19 economic relief programme understandably makes job creation and technological…
What does COVID-19 mean for Egypt’s economy?
Middle East Institute | March 26, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted both supply and demand around the world. Egypt is not immune to the recessionary trends caused by the sudden halt in supply chains and the sharp decline…