New Papers & Columns
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Why the RMB is emerging as a global financing currency2026-06-04As global supply chains are reshaped and Chinese companies expand overseas at pace, demand for cross‑border renminbi (RMB) financing is rapidly rising. Trade and investment are now working together as… More
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AI in healthcare: From technological promise to managerial reality2026-06-01Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimental use cases to real-world deployment across healthcare systems worldwide, reshaping how care is delivered, how decisions are made, and how val… More
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Why high performers are hard to manage - and how to deal with it2026-05-15Have you ever come across this familiar scenario in your organisation? Talented, sharp-minded employees gradually become difficult to manage. They question decisions, resist obedience, and challenge a… More
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The graceful exit: What Microsoft and Meta's workforce purges tell us about the future of work2026-05-12On the morning of April 23, two announcements arrived from opposite ends of the technology industry's personality spectrum, and together they said something neither company intended to say alone. More
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The end of annual performance reviews? What every future leader should know2026-05-08For decades, annual performance reviews have been a defining feature of performance management in organisations. But as work becomes more dynamic and human-centred, are they still relevant? More
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Is the energy crisis a strategic opportunity for China?2026-04-17As tensions escalate across the Persian Gulf and the wider Middle East, the situation has become not only a regional security concern, but also a strategic test for China. More
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How China overtook the US in AI token usage—and why it matters2026-04-16Tokens are the small units of text that AI models read and process; the building blocks of every request, question, or command we give to AI. In 2026, these tokens have become the invisible infrastruc… More
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Will AI drive the next wave of innovation—or stall it?2026-04-10Insights drawn from a speech delivered by Joel Mokyr, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and Robert H. Strotz Professor at Northwestern University, at CEIBS on March 27, entitled:… More
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China’s OpenClaw craze: how an open source agent is redefining the future of AI2026-04-01In recent weeks, the open‑source, self-hosted AI agent OpenClaw has created huge waves in China, with users around the country racing to install it on their laptops and figure how to turn its exceptio… More
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Two Sessions: From Growth to Green—What China’s New Economic Playbook Means for Business2026-03-18Following the recent conclusion of China’s annual Two Sessions, what key signals did the latest Government Work Report convey for businesses navigating the country’s evolving policy landscape? More