Ivy Digest

UNTAPPED SKILLED WORKERS

Globally, 40% of employers face the highest talent shortage since 2007. (Manpower Group) In the United States, at least 5.5 million jobs remained unfilled since 2016. The highest shortage were for professional or business services […]

Ivy Digest

CHINA JOINS THE MOST INNOVATIVE NATIONS

Innovation has always been the domain of rich countries. Switzerland has consistently ranked first in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for the past six years. The next 23 are all high income countries led by […]

Ivy Digest

ASEAN’s $238 BILLION E-COMMERCE POTENTIAL

Southeast Asia (SEA) is the next frontier for e-commerce, says Marc Woo, Google’s head of e-commerce. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has an estimated 32% e-commerce growth rate concentrated in six countries: Singapore, […]

Government

WHY DUTERTE LOVES CHINA

As the Philippines’ key geopolitical strategy, President Duterte has gravitated towards China’s sphere of influence. There are three reasons for this shift, away from the United States. One, China has plenty of money—for development assistance, […]