Even when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to announce a state of emergency on April 7 to contain the spread of novel coronavirus from assuming the proportion of threat never seen in Japan’s history, Barak Kushner, Professor of East Asi...
Japan had been struggling with low economic growth for some time before the pandemic forced countries around the world to impose lockdowns meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and protect lives. Herein the impact of state of emerg...
China’s economy started showing indications of its post-Covid recovery failing from the month of April 2023 with growing concerns of an economic slump. The concerns were validated by July when the economy was reported to have performed weak...
The world economy faced several crises in 2022 that highlighted the need for more balanced development. Although the COVID-19 outbreak was still felt globally, the conflict in Ukraine affected the food and energy markets, causing severe mal...
A foreign direct investment is a business transaction that involves acquiring a significant stake in a foreign company. It's commonly used to describe a company's plan to expand its operations in a new region. FDI are large investments made...
The pandemic has hit countries in more ways than one. Economy has been the core sufferer following the lockdown that prevailed throughout the world. The states are on their way to revamp their economy and infrastructure. However, this reviv...
Brazil, the largest economy in the South American continent and the 8th largest economy in the world was already struggling before it was battered by the coronavirus outbreak. COVID-19 a black swan event which is transforming the world econ...
The adoption of a new cabinet always proves to be challenging task for any nation- state. The transition proves to be crucial, because whenever a new cabinet is met and established, it brings new ideological and developmental changes. Not o...
The G20 is a group of 20 leading economies in the world, which includes 19 countries and the European Union. The countries that are part of the G20 represent approximately 85% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) and two-thirds of th...
The rising debt levels in South Asian countries are concerning and can trigger a debt crisis in the region. The countries Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar are facing sovereign debt crises. Sri Lanka is a country that had faced d...
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. announced in his inaugural address that he would work to make America ‘the leading force for good in the world again’. This conveys his attempt to belittle his predecessor, Donald Trump. The disastrous policy Trum...
The COVID- 19 pandemic first appeared in Wuhan, Hubei - China and has spread worldwide, causing unprecedented suffering in human history, affecting human life, and ushering in severe economic recession worldwide. While vaccines have not bee...
