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The inaugural Plastics Management Index (PMI) was launched in early October. In this episode, Naka Kondo, editor of the report, and Shreya Mukarji, manager of the index development, discuss findings of the PMI. See results of the Plastics Management Index , and sign up to the Back to Blue newsletter to be the first to hear about our upcoming research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Now for Next Podcast #2: Fostering a digital ecosystem - episode sponsored by Google In this episode, our editor speaks to Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director and CEO at Ashok Leyland, and Arindam Bhattacharya, Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG, about the importance of a strong digital ecosystem in India, the role of businesses in fostering one, the challenges faced by startups and compani...

In this episode, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Charles Goddard, editorial director, about Back to Blue, an ocean health initiative by The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation. Sign up to the Back to Blue newsletter to be the first to hear about our upcoming research or see results of the Plastics Management Index on the Back to Blue website . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Now for Next podcast #1: The digital imperative in India - episode sponsored by Google In the first of a four-part series, Charles Ross, Principal of Policy and Insights at The Economist Group speaks to two business leaders in India - S N Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD at Larsen & Toubro, and Gopal Sarma, Senior Partner at Bain & Company, to understand the impact the pandemic has had on busine...

In pride month, senior editor Naka Kondo and managing editor Michael Gold have a virtual watercooler chat about Pride and Prejudice, a research by The Economist Intelligence Unit on LGBT rights. Read the Pride and Prejudice report . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On World Oceans Day, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Tom Peacock-Nazil, founder of Seven Clean Seas, and his colleague Oli Kade, sustainability specialist, about tackling the problems of plastic pollution in the ocean. Relevant links: Back to Blue, The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation's multi-year initiative on pollution and ocean health. The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative Se...

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Global Forecasting Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Agathe Demarais, about recently published report on China and Russia’s vaccine diplomacy efforts across Asia. Read the vaccine diplomacy article or download report . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Rohit Sahgal, EIU's principal for global health in Asia about the sustainability of healthcare ecosystems. Get more perspectives from our healthcare and sustainability coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to EIU consultant Michael Frank and senior analyst Ritu Bhandari, about recently published research on China’s food safety, security and sustainability. Read report: China's food future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CIOs' views on talent, remote work and secure computing in Asia - episode sponsored by IBM The days of spreadsheets as the core of digital skills companies wanted in a workforce are in their sunset. The question now is what skills corporate leaders think will fade, grow or remain the same as far as staff needs and have they thought about digital security as well as talent or toolsets? Shirin H...

In this episode, The EIU's senior editors Jason Wincuinas and Naka Kondo have a virtual watercooler chat about The Economist Group's initiatives to promote ocean health, and the World Ocean Summit virtual week. Watch the World Ocean Summit on demand . Visit Back to Blue, The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation's multi-year initiative on pollution and ocean health. Learn more about The Econom...

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Hal Hodson, The Economist’s Asia technology correspondent about established and emerging technologies that have potential to reduce carbon footprints and make headway against climate change. Listen to the previous episodes and subscribe for upcoming episodes. To learn more about investing in climate change mitigation, read Tech imperative: L...

In the final episode of 2020, host Jason Wincuinas speaks to Tom Standage, deputy editor at The Economist , and editor of The World In 2021 , a collection of forward-gazing coverage from The Economist , to find out what the world in 2021 will look like in Asia. Relevant content from The Economist : The World In 2021 Ten trends to watch in the coming year by Tom Standage The World Ahead The World A...

In this episode, host Naka Kondo, senior editor at The EIU takes a closer look at the implications of a Biden presidency on businesses and geopolitics in Japan and India, joined by colleagues at The EIU: Waqas Adenwala, lead analyst for Japan, Ujas Shah, analyst for India, and Michael Frank, senior analyst on public policy. Topics covered: RCEP and its implications on trade in Japan and India Impa...

How will president-elect Biden's policies impact businesses in Asia? Host Jason Wincuinas, senior editor at The EIU speaks to Ashley Feng, independent researcher and former research associate for the Energy, Economics, and Security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and Nick Marro, Lead Analyst for Global Trade at The EIU, about Biden's policies and what it means for Asia an...

We continue the discussion with Zhang Lipei, Director of the Beijing Office at the US-China Business Council, and Nick Marro, Lead Analyst for Global Trade, China and Macau, and supporting analyst for Taiwan at The EIU about the two possible outcomes of the US elections, and the wider trade and geopolitical implications. This episode is hosted by senior editor Jason Wincuinas. Listen to part 1 of...

In this episode, The EIU's senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Zhang Lipei, Director of the Beijing Office at the US-China Business Council, and Nick Marro, Lead Analyst for Global Trade, China and Macau, and supporting analyst for Taiwan at The EIU about the two possible outcomes of the US elections, what they might mean for businesses in Asia and how they might impact US-China relations. Lis...

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Jeffrey Ding, a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford and the China lead at “The Centre for the Governance of AI”, which is part of the Future of Humanity Institute, and founder of "ChinAI". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, The EIU's managing editor for healthcare in Asia, Jesse Quigley Jones, spoke with several experts in the field of vaccines, including Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, Melanie Saville, director of vaccine research and development at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and Jerome Kim, director-general at the International V...

Chris Clague, managing editor at The EIU speaks to Taimur Baig, managing director and chief economist at DBS Bank (00:00-21:17); Alex Kwiatkowski, industry lead for banking and capital markets at SAS (21:17-37:03); and Jesse Quigley Jones, managing editor for healthcare at The EIU (37:03-46:15) about industry responses against the macro backdrop. This episode is hosted by Chris Clague, managing ed...

China is developing an all-digital currency. Could it completely replace the paper RMB? Could it compete with the dollar for global interoperability and dominance? The EIU speaks with Andrew Work, co-founder of The Lion Rock Institute, about his recent report on a digital Yuan and how a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) even works—including features, bugs, and implications for gl...

In a recent study released by The EIU, The art of managing business uncertainty: A future of work study for Greater China, we took a look at businesses in Greater China. With covid-19 in the backdrop, nearly seven in 10 respondents—senior business executives in the region—said the degree of business uncertainty they’re experiencing today is greater than at any other time in their careers. In this...

In this episode, The EIU speaks to Dr Steve Bennett, director of global government practice at SAS, about where companies are on the survival / adaptation / recovery curve. This episode is hosted by Chris Clague, managing editor and global editorial lead for trade and globalisation. The Global Business Barometer has been made possible with the support of SAS, a global provider of data — and a...

China’s leaders have not yet declared an economic growth target for this year, nor have they announced a stimulus package to rival those of 2009, 2012 and 2016. What does this mean for China’s economic outlook? In this episode, our host Jason Wincuinas, senior editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit, is joined by Wu Chen, managing director of The Economist Global Business Review. They discussed...

To help companies navigate the uncertainty, The Economist Intelligence Unit developed a Global Business Barometer to track private sector views on the impact of covid-19, how businesses are coping, and their plans for the next three months and beyond. In this episode, the editorial team at the Economist Intelligence Unit continue the discussion on the covid-19 pandemic with the UK and other countr...