Nicolas Picard
Leveraging Technology to Connect Asia’s Women Entrepreneurs
March 11, 2015
Blog
The numbers are clear: business networks are a powerful lever for business success, but women entrepreneurs in Asia continue to lag behind their male counterparts in this fundamental form of social capital.
As Driver of World Economic Growth, Asia’s Vulnerabilities Emerge
January 7, 2015
Blog
2014 will be remembered as the year when China became the world’s biggest economy in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, overtaking the United States for the first time in history. This move, which did not come as a surprise, is the sign of a superpower transition…
Doing Business in Asia: Why Competitiveness Depends on Regulatory Reforms
November 12, 2014
Blog
This year’s new Doing Business Report, the World Bank’s annual ranking of economies in 10 business regulatory areas, has garnered plenty of headlines in the media. Chief among these in Asia is the Philippines’ significant drop in ranking, despite the global business community celebrating the country’s strong economic performance in recent years…
Online Work: The Game-Changer for Asia’s Entrepreneurs
July 9, 2014
Blog
An exciting tech trend is reshaping Asian workforces. In countries like Bangladesh where the economy is expanding alongside faster broadband speeds and mobile penetration, entrepreneurs and skilled workers looking for employment are turning to online work…