The Number Isn’t the Story By Mehmet Enes Beşer In China, growth targets are never just about mathematics. They’re political signals, market messages, and—when set carefully—an attempt to manage expectations without surrendering momentum. That’s why the 2026 target matters less for its headline figure than for what it admits and what it protects. By anchoring growth in a 4.5%–5% range—and ...
Labor Mobility and Domestic Investment By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s recurrent economic growth in previous decades has too often been explained by its performance of exports, locational advantages in the supply chain, and resilience of the tourism sector. Whereas these sectors have undoubtedly had large roles to play, they get most of the public’s notice at the expense of more ...
I am writing from Shanghai where I arrived last Sunday. The heat in the streets of this city of 24.7 million inhabitants is overwhelming. Shanghai is located in the eastern region of China. It is a river city located 20 km from the sea in the Yangtze River Delta, the largest in China and one of the longest in the ...
Our great prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said that we must “seek knowledge all the way to China!” The leader of the Islamic Revolution states the importance he attaches to science in regard to this quote. Today, we see the need to fulfill the duty given with these virtuous words. Of course, scientific advancement doesn’t fall from the sky. It emerges as ...