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Debt Issue #2144

Escape from a world of debt?

In the past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to USD 11.4 trillion (2023). It is important to understand that this...

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Issue #2001

Wages going backwards

Back in 2019, the then-federal finance minister Mathias Cormann admitted that low wage growth was part of the government’s economic architecture. Combined with their ideological...

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Belt and Road Initiative map Issue #2110

Belt and Road: Three aspects

The ancient Silk Road thrived in times of peace, and declined in times of war. Without a peaceful and stable environment, it would be impossible...

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The China-Laos fast train. Issue #2127

Laos goes from strength to strength

Though headwinds are rough in the short term, the long-term health of the Laos people’s economy is stronger than ever before. Laos has the second...

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