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Nomura’s structuring apportioned risk between the various counterparties while ensuring that there was a simple ... [Read more]
August 2018
East meets West: How China’s Geely connected with Volvo Trucks
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What are some of the patterns in Asia with regards to fixing and policy rates ... [Read more]
Deciphering EM rate expectations
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Artificial Intelligence (particularly machine learning) and big data technology have been widely adopted in the ... [Read more]
July 2018
China FinTech – 2018: survival of the fittest
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The movie WarGames helped introduce the DEFCON system to the public back in 1983 (including ... [Read more]
DEFCON 4: Financial Risks are Rising. Vigilance Should, Too
While the first three industrial revolutions transformed our world, the fourth industrial revolution encompasses breakthroughs ... [Read more]
June 2018
Asia Pacific technology: bigger wave of the 4th Industrial Revolution
After decades of double-digit growth, China’s macroeconomic slowdown to more sustainable levels continues to be ... [Read more]
No anesthesia: Asia’s giant accepts reform pain in exchange for sustainability
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Owing to the recent dollar move, we revisit the main drivers and forecasts for LatAm ... [Read more]
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The first wave of global disinflation came from the globalization of trade. The world is ... [Read more]
Digital disinflation: a powerful force taking off in emerging markets
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Central and Eastern Europe has been a manufacturing hub for the rest of the continent ... [Read more]
From the factory to the lab: Central and Eastern Europe’s innovation push
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As China’s labour-intensive manufacturing industries fan out across the wider region and local firms flex ... [Read more]
ASEAN: One body, many faces
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May 2018
Unintended Consequences: How Deregulation Could Lead to Credit Risk
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How has economic activity in the UK responded to the Brexit vote?