By Kiki Setiawan | 14 March 2019
Think Tank Insights: Consumer Protection in the Financial Services SectorAn OnFrontiers Expert: Kiki Setiawan, a lawyer, and a managing partner at a law firm in Asia, shares his insights on how to protect the consumers in the financial service sector. Overview Structure of Indonesia’s financial services sectors comprise commercial banks, … By Martha Molfetas | 14 March 2019
Think Tank Insights: This is the Final Warning Sign: Stop Burning Dead DinosaursAn OnFrontiers Expert Martha Molfetas explores the IPCC’s recent report and what it means for the future of our species. If there was ever a final wake up call, this is it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessment … By Girija Bharat | 22 February 2019
Think Tank Insights Special Edition: Working Paper: Aligning India’s water resource policies with the SDGsThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable … By Scott Osheroff | 10 January 2019
Think Tank Insights: Kazakhstan Investment Travel ReportKazakhstan is considered to have the best environment for foreign investment in Central Asia, with its abundant hydrocarbon resources, strong production capabilities, great geographic location, and an authoritarian political regime. Recently, because of China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy. It … By Muhammad Shaikh | 4 January 2019
Think Tank Insights: The Waqf Model and Poverty AlleviationInnovation in financial industry should be adapted to the ethnic groups’ culture and customs. An OnFrontiers expert Muhammad Farooq Shaikh shares his thoughts on an old but famous financing model in Islamic culture:Waqf. This article explain how this model could help to alleviate … By Miguel Leal | 27 December 2018
Think Tank Insights: Climate Proofing Conservation Landscapes in Western UgandaThe global warming bought in more versatility of harvest and led to the uncertainty of output of certain agricultural plantations. In West Uganda, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and partners have been helping farmers to adapt to climate change and encourage … By Sutirtha Sahariah | 19 December 2018
Think Tank Insights: Abused and Imprisoned in India’s State-Run Care Homes for WomenWomen’s care homes in India are meant to offer protection for those who have nowhere else to go. But activists, authorities and former residents accused the overcrowded, understaffed homes of trapping women in a cycle of abuse. OnFrontiers Think Tank hereby presents … By Paul Okaru | 16 November 2018
OnFrontiers Think Tank Insights: A workforce boom makes SMEs more important than ever in AfricaA UN forecast suggests that by 2050, the world will have an extra 2.2 billion people and over half will come from Africa. This population surge will be a demographic dividend or millstone? How to place the population for jobs? … By Andrew Kinloch | 16 November 2018
OnFrontiers Think Tank Insights: Carrie Lam’s plans for Lantau reclamation ignore Hong Kong’s future integration with the mainlandIn announcing plans to spend up to HK$500 billion (US$64 billion) on reclaiming 1,700 hectares of land east of Lantau, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has effectively dismissed the views of her task force whose public consultation only closed on September 26. …