In this post, we will take a deep dive into Indonesia e-commerce landscape, its growth rate, key players. Some COVID…
The US has been suffering from “Deaths of despair” over many years. Tragic. The term refers to deaths by drug…
For those who are familiar with Ray Dalio’s writing, his latest chapter “The big cycles over the last 500 years”…
I accidentally came across Joe Rogan Experience YouTube channel only in 2020 (I understand that he is a super popular…
In this post, we will take a deep dive into Indonesia e-commerce landscape, its growth rate, key players. Some COVID 19 impact are included as well. It is an updated version of a similar post last year. 1. Indonesia Real GDP growth forecast is better than ASEAN-5, emerging & developing Asia, Brazil, and Mexico Before…
The US has been suffering from “Deaths of despair” over many years. Tragic. The term refers to deaths by drug overdose, alcoholic liver disease, and suicide. It was coined by Anne Case and Angus Deaton in 2015. In Mar 2020, they published another deeply insightful article “epidemic of despair” on Foreign Affairs. The narrative was…
For those who are familiar with Ray Dalio’s writing, his latest chapter “The big cycles over the last 500 years” is a treat. Ray goes deep into the weeds and shows us in details: The rise & decline of the Dutch Empire and the Dutch Guilder The rise & decline of the British Empire and…
I accidentally came across Joe Rogan Experience YouTube channel only in 2020 (I understand that he is a super popular podcaster too). I didn’t know who Joe was before that and that was a pity. After a few videos, his channel quickly became my most favorite Youtube channel. Here are why: Long-form content (between 2-3…
In the next six months, more than 265 million people will suffer acute hunger globally (data from the World Food Programme). The previous projection for 2020 is about 135 million people. However, less than 2 months after, due to the impact of COVID 19, the number nearly doubles. COVID 19 creates global economic shock, disrupts…
Over the past few months, we have experienced the COVID 19 pandemic moving its epicenter from East Asia to Europe and then to the US. The impact is enormous regarding the loss of life, livelihoods, and grave impact on the global economy. While it is far from over in Europe, the US, and many East…
It shouldn’t be a surprise to learn that Ray Dalio continues to share with the world his wisdom about lessons learnt from history, where we are and what to come. He recently did an interview with TED titled “what coronavirus means for the global economy” and also started to share a great series on LinkedIn…
Vietnam has many lessons/learnings to share with other developing countries regarding COVID 19. Sharing 1,400km of land border with China, and a population of close to 100 millions, up until 3 Apr, Vietnam has recorded less than 300 confirmed cases.
Key lessons offered by Bruce Alyward, W.H.O leader who went to Wuhan China, about Covid 19 and how China is using codified public health principles by the US CDC to fight Covid 19.
