India’s Youth Boom: Promise or Pressure Point?
India surpassed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, a demographic milestone that is both cause for optimism and concern. ...
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A Rivalry Too Entangled to Decouple
The latest US National Security Strategy document released by the Donald Trump administration has attracted the attention of commentators for how ...
U.S. Economy Enters Q4 2025: Signs of Stability Despite Global Uncertainty
As we enter the final months of 2025, the U.S. economy is moving forward, but at a slower pace than ...
Rights on Demand: Asia’s Gig Economy Gets a Legal Upgrade
Gig work, symbolised by crowd work, on-demand work, and freelancing, has expanded rapidly worldwide. The convenience of being able to ...
Public Money, Public Value: The EU’s Public Procurement Directive Review Explained
When governments buy buses, school meals, or hospital equipment, they shape entire markets. Across the European Union (EU), those purchases ...
Why Linking EU and UK Emissions Trading Systems Is a Win-Win for the Economy and the Environment
The launch of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom to link their emissions trading systems (ETSs) ...
The Great Recalibration: EU and China Talk Green Finance
An Unexpected Alliance Forms Picture this: The U.S. struts in with tariffs blazing like fireworks, slapping duties on electric cars, ...
How Will Climate Change Affect Your Wealth?
A new study by University of New South Wales researchers has revealed concerning data about climate change and the future of ...
EU Shrinks CSRD Scope: A Pressure Release or Just Delaying the Boil?
March’s Omnibus Package pulled a regulatory sleight of hand that might look like a relaxing of the rules, but under ...
The EU and U.S. Sustainability Race: What’s Up Ahead?
In previous volumes of IMPAKTER's weekly Friday ESG Regulations Update series, we've discussed the latest sustainability regulations within the EU, ...
Surprising Vietnam: Promise and Paradox
As an American of a certain age I went to Vietnam to have an opportunity to form my own perspective ...
Reduce Resource Use Growth While Growing Economy
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) has published the second edition of its Global Resources Outlook. The ...
