China's economy is slowing. While the slowdown has been influenced by the trade war, there are other drivers at work - including modest consumer spending and industrial productivity, as well as efforts to rein in debt. Currently, China's full-year growth forecast stands at 6% to...
ASEAN is facing political and economic uncertainty as Sino-American tensions intensify. The conflict has affected supply chains and business sentiments, and there is increasing concern that the standoff is about more than trade and technology. Unless China and the United States can resolve their differences,...
Amidst the Sino-American trade war and other factors like the Chinese slowdown, market watchers are expecting correspondingly slower growth in Singapore. Policymakers have warned about the risk of a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2019, potentially continuing into next year. In this climate,...
The spread of fake news is an online fixture with real implications, as Indonesia has recently experienced. Stories that pandered to nationalism and religious conservatism had simmered in the country for years, bubbling over in instances such as the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial election. During the...
Building on the success of the first EU-Singapore think tank dialogue in January 2019 on security cooperation, the second in a series of four high-level think tank dialogues will focus on identifying concrete actions to deepen EU-Singapore cooperation in the realm of connectivity – specifically...
Event Details Topic: The Future of Europe Date: Wednesday, 29th May 2019 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm (Registration begins at 5:30pm, talk commences at 6:00pm.) Venue: Singapore Institute of International Affairs 60A Orchard Road (Level 4M) Tower 1, The Atrium @ Orchard, International Involvement Hub, Singapore 238890 Dress Code: Office Attire Programme: 5:30pm Registration 6:00pm Opening Remarks 6:05pm Keynote on "The Future...
Global attention to climate change and sustainability are driving dramatic and new challenges for ASEAN’s agroforestry sector. Despite greater attention and improved management of fires and haze over the past few years, there continues to be growing demands for producers, major buyers and financial institutions...
It is almost a year since Pakatan Harapan (PH) took office. The macroeconomic implications of their decisions are becoming clearer – certain infrastructure projects remain suspended and are pending review, with the US$20 billion East Coast Rail Link capturing headlines due to conflicting reports about...
The US and China are currently in the midst of a ceasefire in their trade war. But will the US and China reach a lasting agreement on terms of trade and market access? Or should we prepare for a wider strategic rivalry between both major...
