Is the Great Sri Lanka Fire Sale about to begin?
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JALITHA HEWAGE-UNSPLASH SRI LANKA has a habit of selling off its assets when times are tough. And it doesn’t get much tougher…
The wins of pandemic change: Managing the transitions
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CALEB LUMINGKIT-UNSPLASH After a bruising two-year pandemic, the world is eager to start living again, albeit in a changed environment. We are…
ESG, electricity prices, and BBM’s economic team
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During the BusinessWorld Virtual Economic Forum (BWVEF2022) last week (May 25-26), net-zero, decarbonization, and more renewable energy (RE) were discussed on Day…
China’s population is about to shrink for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Here’s what it means for the world
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JAVIER QUIROGA-UNSPLASH The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population. Yet…
Evicted villagers pay a high price for India’s hydropower push
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The Tehri Dam in India. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS HAAT VILLAGE, India — Narmada Devi pointed to an expanse of rubble and dirt,…
Britain prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
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JOE GIDDENS/ POOL VIA REUTERS LONDON — Britain will mark Queen Elizabeth’s record-breaking 70 years on the throne this week with four…
From baristas to inspectors: Singapore’s robot workforce plugs labor gaps
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Spot robot by Boston Dynamics. — BOSTON DYNAMICS SINGAPORE — After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have…
Monkeypox presents moderate risk to global public health, WHO says
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Image via Jernej Furman/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that monkeypox constitutes a “moderate risk” to overall…
Zero-COVID, big money: China’s anti-virus spending boosts medical, tech, construction
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BLOOMBERG BEIJING — China’s “zero-COVID” (coronavirus disease) policy of constantly monitoring, testing, and isolating its citizens to prevent the spread of the…
Shanghai eases return to work, moves to support economy
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REUTERS SHANGHAI — Shanghai authorities will cancel many conditions for businesses to resume work from Wednesday, a city official said on Sunday,…