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Critical Mineral Smuggling Finance Illegal Armed Conflict in Global South Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 24
  • Angana Guha Roy
Critical Mineral Smuggling Finance Illegal Armed Conflict in Global South

This article examines how the illicit smuggling of critical minerals...

Poverty and Uneven Development in the Philippines: Understanding a National Crisis Through Local Realities Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 19
  • Jonel Ocampo Garcia
Poverty and Uneven Development in the Philippines: Understanding a National Crisis Through Local Realities

This article argues that poverty and uneven development in the...

Breaking the Dollar Dilemma: The Global South’s New Fight for Financial Sovereignty Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 15
  • Abdul Akbar
Breaking the Dollar Dilemma: The Global South’s New Fight for Financial Sovereignty

This article explores how the Global South is reevaluating its...

The Cost of Phasing Out Coal in Indonesia: Who Will Pay? Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Dec 2025, 05
  • Muhammad Ayoub
The Cost of Phasing Out Coal in Indonesia: Who Will Pay?

This article examines the challenging path for Indonesia to meet...

Between Hope and Hazard: Can Nigeria’s Carbon-Credit Gamble Deliver Wins at Home and Abroad? Business and Economy Africa
  • Nov 2025, 24
  • Muhammad Ibrahim Suleiman
Between Hope and Hazard: Can Nigeria’s Carbon-Credit Gamble Deliver Wins at Home and Abroad?

This article analyzes Nigeria’s attempt to convert carbon credits into...

Beyond Numbers: Ensuring Food Safety in Indonesia’s MBG Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 19
  • M. Ikhsan Shiddieqy
Beyond Numbers: Ensuring Food Safety in Indonesia’s MBG

This article examines how Indonesia’s MBG program, while reaching more...

Integrating the Global South through BRICS Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Jul 2025, 30
  • Natasha Agarwal
Integrating the Global South through BRICS

This article critically analyzes the 17th BRICS Summit communique, highlighting...

Lessons Indonesia’s Digital Rupiah Can Learn from Nigeria’s e-Naira Experience Business and Economy Africa
  • Jul 2025, 18
  • Abdulkadir Sadiq
Lessons Indonesia’s Digital Rupiah Can Learn from Nigeria’s e-Naira Experience

This article explores what Indonesia’s upcoming Digital Rupiah can learn...

Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 09
  • Joko Susilo
Bridging the Divide: How Indonesia Can Turn Economic Growth into Inclusive Prosperity

This article explores how Indonesia can transform its steady economic...

Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 09
  • Nani Septianie
Whose Standards Matter? The Clash Between Global ESG Norms and Local Realities in the Global South

This article discusses how global ESG standards, mainly created within...

The Strategic Importance of a People-Based Economy in the Era of Global Trade Disruption: The Case of Indonesia Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 30
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
The Strategic Importance of a People-Based Economy in the Era of Global Trade Disruption: The Case of Indonesia

This article explores Indonesia’s resilient people-based economy, driven by 65...

IHSG Turbulence: Indonesia’s Economic Uncertainty Wake-Up Call Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 25
  • Chikara Syam
IHSG Turbulence: Indonesia’s Economic Uncertainty Wake-Up Call

This article examines Indonesia’s 2025 economic turmoil, marked by a...

Hospitality as Soft Power: Unlocking Pakistan’s Cultural Capital for Economic and Diplomatic Gains Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Apr 2025, 16
  • Muhammad Yaseen
Hospitality as Soft Power: Unlocking Pakistan’s Cultural Capital for Economic and Diplomatic Gains

This piece explores how Pakistan can harness its rich cultural...

Reading Through Global South Lenses: Order Behind the Disorder in Trump’s Tariffs Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2025, 11
  • Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Reading Through Global South Lenses: Order Behind the Disorder in Trump’s Tariffs

This incisive piece unpacks the deeper logic behind Trump’s so-called...

Sustainable Prosperity Investing: Balancing the Common Investments’ Financial Growth with the Impact Sustainable Returns Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Mar 2025, 17
  • Abdul Basit
Sustainable Prosperity Investing: Balancing the Common Investments’ Financial Growth with the Impact Sustainable Returns

This article introduces Sustainable Prosperity Investing (SPI) as a hybrid...

The Dilemma of Islamic Financial Institutions’ Authority Under Conditions of Globalisation Business and Economy Africa
  • Mar 2025, 10
  • Abdullahi Muhammad Abdullahi
The Dilemma of Islamic Financial Institutions’ Authority Under Conditions of Globalisation

This article examines how globalization challenges the authority of Islamic...

Danantara: Will It Propel Indonesia to Its Golden Era in 2045, or a Blank Check for Those in Power? Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2025, 05
  • Chikara Syam
Danantara: Will It Propel Indonesia to Its Golden Era in 2045, or a Blank Check for Those in Power?

This article examines Danantara, Indonesia’s recently launched sovereign wealth fund...

Leveraging Digital Payment Innovations to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Emerging Economies Business and Economy Middle East
  • Feb 2025, 28
  • Asaad Belal Yahya Mohammed Othman
Leveraging Digital Payment Innovations to Enhance Financial Inclusion in Emerging Economies

This article explores how digital payment systems are reshaping financial...

Adapting Islamic Banking to Non-Muslim Markets: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in the Global South Business and Economy South and Central Asia
  • Feb 2025, 26
  • Saira Mustafa
Adapting Islamic Banking to Non-Muslim Markets: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in the Global South

This article explores the expansion of Islamic banking beyond Muslim-majority...

Trump’s Aid Cuts: The Global South’s Independence Moment? Business and Economy Africa
  • Feb 2025, 10
  • Abdullahi Ahmed
Trump’s Aid Cuts: The Global South’s Independence Moment?

This article examines the impact of Trump’s aid cuts on...

Bintan Island: A Model for Tourism and Cross-Border Cooperation in the Malay World? Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2025, 08
  • Moch Faisal Karim
Bintan Island: A Model for Tourism and Cross-Border Cooperation in the Malay World?

Nestled within the Singapore-Johor-Riau Growth Triangle, Bintan Island has quietly...

ASEAN’s Quiet Engine: The Role of Business in Regional Integration Business and Economy East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2025, 08
  • Moch Faisal Karim
ASEAN’s Quiet Engine: The Role of Business in Regional Integration

While ASEAN’s regional integration is often framed through grand political...

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