EICN KL – Hot Spots: Indonesia: Thank you

EICN SG – Hot Spots: Indonesia: Thank you

EICN Shanghai – China Re-unveiled – Thank you

EICN TK – Trends in Retail: Thank you

I’ve been thinking, which can sometimes be a dangerous thing. But bear with me. I was casting my mind back nearly 10 years to conversations I had with other expats I met in the early days following my arrival in the UAE.

De-dollarisation was another notable point of discussion during the summit that garnered global attention. I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss the issue of de-dollarisation, drawing from our latest analysis report at the EIU.

Economic and business implications of the changing global and regional supply chains will probably remain a heated topic over the next few years.

It has felt like months that discussions over the BRICS summit have been ongoing. Since the debacle surrounding the Lady R, debate has been intense in South Africa around whether South Africa would still indeed host the BRICS summit, whether Russian president Vladimir Putin would be allowed to attend, whether he would be arrested if he sets foot in the country, and what the blowback would be from our Western partners.

Japan’s strong economic recovery in Q2’23, thanks to a stellar performance of the external sector, was welcome news overall.