Tag "Korea"
Are the “Asian Tigers” hamstrung by hidden flaws?
Despite years of high economic growth, Asia faces serious challenges, which will push many key Asian nations towards instability.
The Week Ahead
Aung San Suu Kyi conducts peace talks. U.S political incumbents have the edge. Canada releases 2nd quarter GDP figures. Central Bank of Brazil eyes status quo. Japan, South Korea and Russia discuss relations.
Impacts of the yuan’s inclusion in the SDR currency basket
The IMF has now recognized the yuan as a global reserve currency but is the move largely symbolic? Last week, the IMF announced that the yuan (also called the renminbi)
Mediterranean energy alliances isolate Turkey
The discovery of hydrocarbons has altered the geopolitical situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, leading to the formation of new alliances that leave Turkey out of the game. With regional crises
Korea and Japan suffer from Chinese competition
Samsung’s declining profits and a Japanese stock market slide show how Japan and Korea struggle with declining foreign demand and Chinese competition. One of Korea’s biggest corporations, Samsung, announced that its second-quarter
Is the new AIIB just more of the same?
The Asian infrastructure market and the new investment vehicle, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), present a potentially highly attractive opportunity for investors. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has estimated
South Korea’s economy: Why the North won’t sink it
The South Korean economy has been sputtering of late. Economic growth slowed to 2% in 2012, falling from a more robust 3.7% in the previous year. Important sectors such as
