Why Philippines Economy Is Thriving, Despite IMD
According to the 2018 IMD World Competitiveness report, Philippines ranking plunged nine notches. In reality, competitiveness indexes often fail to capture disruptive change.
Read MoreDr. Dan Steinbock is the founder of Difference Group and has served at the India, China and America Institute (USA), the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (China), and the EU Center (Singapore).
Posted by Dan Steinbock | May 28, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis |
According to the 2018 IMD World Competitiveness report, Philippines ranking plunged nine notches. In reality, competitiveness indexes often fail to capture disruptive change.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | May 28, 2018 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
The Trump White House plans to break the Iran deal by sanctioning companies from Europe and Asia doing business in and with Iran. Ironically, President Obama paved the way to unilateral sanctions.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | May 24, 2018 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
Today, global dominant media is often exploited as a tool of coercive diplomacy. The recent Time commentary on the Philippines president is a case in point. The real story is behind the story.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | May 17, 2018 | Europe, Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was the wrong decision at the wrong time. It is likely to compound global political, economic and security risks. Now the EU, along with Russia and China, must sustain the nuclear deal.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | May 7, 2018 | Economy, News & Analysis, US |
Gold is again beginning to attract investors, while Treasuries are no longer the obvious choice as central banks have turned the bond market into bubble territory.
Read MorePosted by Dan Steinbock | Apr 18, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Economy, News & Analysis, US |
In the trade war against China, the White House’s “America First” advocates are relying on trade instruments that contained Japan’s rise in the 1980s. But China is not Japan. It has ten ways to hit back.
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