report February 4, 2021 CHINA: Digital currency is a hedge against dollar supremacy Among global central banks, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) has been among the most aggressive in research and development of a blockchain-based digital currency, including at least 130 pending patent applications. Beijing appears to have diverse motivations, including... By Gabriel Wildau Teneo
report February 1, 2021 CHINA: Digital privacy law is a bid for global lead in internet governance China's legislature released the draft of a new Personal Information Privacy Law (PIPL) for public comment in October and may approve a final version this year. Once enacted, the law will impose substantial new compliance requirements on both Chinese... By Gabriel Wildau Teneo
report January 27, 2021 CHINA: Ant group crackdown unlikely to extend to other private sector firms Following the suspension of Ant's USD 35bn IPO in November, subsequent regulatory actions have clarified the nature of regulators' concerns about Alibaba/Ant. These actions suggest that the crackdown is primarily a response to specific concerns about a few large... By Gabriel Wildau Teneo
report January 26, 2021 MENA: After 10 years, Arab Spring re-run unlikely The Arab Spring, now ten years on, generally had a greater positive impact in Arab countries that weren’t touched by protests than those that were. Middle- and low-income Arab states have been unable to make large strides addressing youth... By Jon B. Alterman Teneo
