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Trade Finance: A Catalyst for Growth in Asia
While large businesses have resumed international trade at levels seen before the financial crisis,
small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not fared as well.
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Wisdom in the Workforce: Unlocking the Economic Value of Asia’s Aging Population
Older populations are growing rapidly in a number of Asian countries. As working people reach age m
ilestones and exit the labor force, questions arise: How will the traditional retirement years be financed?
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staff
Curtis S. Chin
Curtis S. Chin is Chair, Asia Fellows; Senior Advisor, Global Markets at the Milken Institute. He
is a former U.S.
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video
Innovators Who Are Changing Asia
Asia is giving rise to some of the world's most innovative businesses.
report
Currency Manipulation Provisions Do Not Belong in Trade Agreements
Demands for provisions to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments have become central to
the congressional debate over proposed trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, under
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video
A Conversation With "Crazy Rich Asians" Author Kevin Kwan
Author Kevin Kwan sits down with Curtis S.
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Digital Pioneers: A Conversation With Joe Tsai and Jerry Yang
Bold visionaries have built and led the companies that serve the world's single largest market. Fr
om information sharing to financial services, these titans have pushed technological innovation and digital connectivity to new heights.
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video
Earth on the Brink: A Sixth Extinction, or a Breakthrough in Biodiversity?
Life on planet Earth is at a critical inflection point, given the looming Sixth Great Extinction a
nd the question of whether humans will survive it.
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video
Investing in China: Making Money in the Middle Kingdom
Business and finance leaders are divided over China's economic outlook. Some predict a hard landin
g, while others see a second wind blowing. But there is no doubt China will continue to present growth opportunities for those who know where to look.
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video
Speed Bumps Ahead: China's Belt and Road Initiative
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is poised to provide unparalleled opportunities for economi
c development around the world. But are countries, businesses, and capital markets ready to absorb China's mega-expansion?
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article
Tech innovation need not be 'Made in the USA'
Lessons from California for Asian entrepreneurs and start-ups
article
Fear of a Currency War Grows
HONG KONG – While China may well have hoped to focus on the end of World War II and Japan’s war
time record, the Chinese central bank’s major devaluation of the yuan this week has large parts of Asia now worried about the prospects of a currency war
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