Former Chairman of Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan (L) gives an interview to Tim Russert (R) on “Meet the Press” during a taping at the NBC studios in Washington, DC. ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES FOR MEET THE PRESS FORBES William Pesek Senior Contributor Feb 10, 2023 In Asian economic circles, few western figures have been more
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OPINION China shows why Asia’s casino bubble was always doomed Nikkei Asia William Pesek September 20, 2021 05:00 JST The house always wins. Just not in Macao, where this gaming industry maxim is being turned on its head. A plunge in casino-related stocks has analysts pointing fingers, junket operators reeling and investors taking chips off the
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The Washington Post How the coronavirus is shaking up Asia’s political order By William Pesek Tokyo-based commentator March 3, 2020 If there’s a world leader having a worse year than Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president would sure love to meet them. Even before the coronavirus arrived on Korean shores, Moon’s 33-month-old administration faced swelling protests over
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Euromoney December 19, 2019 William Pesek Bailed out by the IMF to the tune of $5.5 billion, the country hopes to break free of the programme in 2020, but flaws in its financial sector mean that going it alone will be risky. Ulaanbaatar had its worst day in years when the Paris-based Financial Action Task
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