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Executive Insights: Asia’s Culture Clout

Stuart Wood, a founding partner of design agency Missouri Creative in London, points to Asia’s rising cultural influence—from K-pop to TikTok—as a soft yet powerful facet of its 21st century leadership.

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Japan: New Beginnings

Tokyo is reviving ambitions to be Asia’s top global financial hub. Many factors, including the country’s fully diversified economy and high level of household savings, favor the effort. But will it work this time around?

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Leadership Insights: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike

Governor Yuriko Koike discusses plans, progress and potential hurdles in Tokyo’s efforts to reclaim the mantle of a top world financial center for the 21st century.

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The Asian Century

With a major new trade deal, favorable demographics and relative success managing the pandemic, Asia is fast assuming global leadership. Has the “Asian Century” just begun?

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A New Brand Of Shareholder Activism At Omnicom

Powerful investors are known for tackling gender wage gaps or unconscious bias, but hate speech is new.

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Brussels, Beijing Ink Trade Deal

Strongly advocated by Germany, the agreement drew criticism from other European Union member states concerned with issues ranging from Beijing’s human rights record to cybersecurity and technology transfer.

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Calling The Shots: Private Equity In China

Following the lead of their US counterparts, China’s private equity funds are angling for bigger ownership stakes and a louder voice in the country’s corporate sector.

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Coinbase IPO Breaks New Ground

Total cryptocurrency-market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month, suggesting that yet more companies with a stake in the sector may be preparing to test the waters.

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Germany: A Successor At Last?

Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union choseArmin Laschetto lead the party.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Shakeout

In 2021, the world’s companies will back off bond buying in favor of paying down debt and making strategic acquisitions.

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Gulf States Bury The Hatchet With Qatar

The Trump administration worked to persuade the kingdom to end the standoff, leading to an agreement mediated by Kuwait.

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Hard Lessons From A Failed Acquisition

The French government blocksCanadian grocery and convenience store chain Alimentation Couche-Tard's takeover ofCarrefour.