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Calvin Quek

@clearroads

Executive Director, Nature Finance, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group. Director, Transition Asia

Joined December 2008
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“Whatever parallels one might draw between marriage and partnership, BigLaw has perfected the art of enjoying the financial benefits of matrimony without the inconvenience of fidelity.” The FT has the best comment section. ft.com/content/98dfc71b-19eb…
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Like it or Not, the EU and China are Already Engaged In a Trade War thewirechina.com/2026/10/18/…
Like it or Not, the EU and China are Already Engaged In a Trade War - The Wire China

Like it or Not, the EU and China are Already Engaged In a Trade War - The Wire China

Europe has the tools to do more than limit imports of particular Chinese products. As long as China keeps its current economic model, it will have to use them.

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Ok that was creepy
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Reflection on the Singapore Haze and Indonesia Forest Fires. substack.com/@calvinquek1/no…
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New era, new bank canada.ca/en/department-fina…
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The huge lurking leverage of AI hyperscalers ft.com/content/17a207f4-1563… via @ft
The huge lurking leverage of AI hyperscalers

The huge lurking leverage of AI hyperscalers

While equity investors look to sunny futures, creditors are scrutinising liabilities like leases on data centres

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Letter: The globalisation of AI borrowing is a problem ft.com/content/3fedc618-ad67… via @ft

Letter: The globalisation of AI borrowing is a problem

From Edoardo Porrato, Turin, Italy

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My friend @JChengWSJ 's book on the connection between North Korea and Christianity "Korean Messiah" is runner-up for the Cundill Prize. My book review here: sinicapodcast.com/p/book-rev…
Book Review: Korean Messiah by Jonathan Cheng

Book Review: Korean Messiah by Jonathan Cheng

Jonathan Cheng sheds new light on Kim Il-Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult

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@JChengWSJOct 24
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The runners-up for the prize, who each receive US$10,000, are Jonathan Cheng for “Korean Messiah: Kim II Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult” and Alexander Lee for “The First Ghetto: Venice and the Jews.” ctvnews.ca/canada/article/be…
Beth Lew-Williams wins Cundill History Prize for book on anti-Chinese discrimination

Beth Lew-Williams wins Cundill History Prize for book on anti-Chinese discrimination

Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams has won this year’s Cundill History Prize for “John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law.”

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AI hyperscalers are transforming debt ft.com/content/00f94018-e658… via @ft
AI hyperscalers are transforming debt

AI hyperscalers are transforming debt

The sector’s huge capital needs are forcing companies and countries to rethink how they borrow money

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If you're in Beijing on Nov 4, I'm doing a talk at this event hosted by the Beijing Energy Network.
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Going after the companies is important as a pressure tactic but the longer term effort should be to instill and institutionalize soil, water and forest management practices - practices which fell by the wayside in recent years. ft.com/content/b9a45b74-72f6…
Singapore goes after companies over toxic haze

Singapore goes after companies over toxic haze

Smog-choked city-state is threatening groups behind land burning in Indonesia

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Great reporting by @FT on this trend ft.com/content/87193801-4057…

The rise of Africa’s Chinese factories

After years of state-led infrastructure projects, private companies are leading the charge with investing in manufacturing

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Data from @rhodium_group shows that in the early 2010s, Chinese funding in Africa concentrated on projects tied to natural resource extraction. Last year, however, investment in manufacturing and processing reached $7.7bn, exceeding the $4.8bn invested in extraction.
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Anything by htx studios is amazing. iPhone Duo Review: Folding Has a Price youtu.be/o1qc29t04GI?si=6Q1H… via @YouTube
iPhone Duo Review: After 3,000 Folds, Here’s What We Found

iPhone Duo Review: After 3,000 Folds, Here’s What We Found

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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China climate positioning in lead up to COP 31. mee.gov.cn/ywgz/ydqhbh/qhbhl…
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@YanQinyqOct 21
On 21 October, China MEE published 'Annual Report on China's Policies and Actions on Climate Change 2026'
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Just started this by @RobinWigg and what a start! War, Venice, and the Byzantine empire, and how everyone had a stake in the military machine via prestiti (loans)… gripping stuff!
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China’s battery makers race to invest abroad to avoid western barriers

China’s battery makers race to invest abroad to avoid western barriers

CATL and its rivals are creating new global supply chains as protectionist pressures rise

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As always, the brilliant folks at @CREACleanAir knocking it out the park with timely clear analysis and insights.
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Good news for Jakarta, bad news for Indonesia? There has been anxiety online about the terrible haze from Indonesia's forest fires reaching Jakarta and Java. Atmospheric modeling indicates no haze from the disaster areas in the next 10 days.
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