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Staff and Editorial Team
- Gita Bhatt, Editor-In-Chief
- Nicholas Owen, Managing Editor
- Andreas Adriano, Senior Editor
- Jeff Kearns, Senior Editor
- Peter J. Walker, Senior Editor
- Andrew Stanley, Assistant Editor
- Bruce Edwards, Multimedia Content
- Melinda Weir, Production Manager
- Marta Doroszczyk, Digital Marketing
- Natalia Venegas Figueroa, Digital Marketing
- Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng, Social Media Editor
Featured September 2026 themes and pieces
- Economic growth
- "Thriving in a Fragmented World" — BEN BLAND (September 2026)
- "China’s Emerging Economic Engine" — YANLIANG MIAO (topic note: technology-led model requires more balanced growth)
- Development
- "Why Development Feels Harder" — MUHAMAD CHATIB BASRI (September 2026)
- Subtopic: Precarious employment and rising expectations fueling frustration across emerging economies
- Debt
- "Japan’s Debt Beyond the Headlines" — RAHUL ANAND and SHUJAAT KHAN (September 2026)
- Subtopic: Context makes all the difference in evaluating fiscal prospects
- International trade
- "A World Seeking Balance" — MANASA PATNAM (September 2026)
- Subtopic: Surpluses and deficits reflect deeper choices about saving and investment across interconnected economies
- Asia-focused analysis
- "What Asia Brings to the Table" — TAN SU SHAN (topic note: Advanced manufacturing, trade, technology, and wealth creation give the region powerful advantages)
- "AI and the Informal Economy" — ANTHONY TAN (topic note: Southeast Asia shows how to extend benefits to millions outside the formal economy)
- Fintech
- "From Speed to Trust in Digital Payments" — SETHAPUT SUTHIWARTNARUEPUT (September 2026)
- Subtopic: Asia’s impressive technological progress must now meet the challenge of building trust
Multimedia and special formats
- Podcast
- "Ha-Joon Chang on Infant Industry Protection" — HA-JOON CHANG (Economic growth | Podcast)
- Note: The podcast discusses South Korea’s transformation from an agrarian society to an industrial powerhouse and Chang’s experience of that "economic miracle."
Topics and editorial focus areas (as reflected by articles)
- Economic growth and geopolitical fragmentation
- Development challenges: labor market precarity and rising expectations in emerging economies
- Fiscal and debt analysis with country-specific context (Japan)
- International trade balances and macroeconomic choices
- Asia’s role in manufacturing, trade, technology, and wealth creation
- The intersection of AI, digital payments, fintech, and the informal economy
- Multimedia engagement including podcast interviews with economists
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