Bert Hofman
@berthofmanecon.bsky.social
Professor at the East Asian Institute, senior fellow at MERICS and Asia Society Policy Institute. Focus on China, Indonesia, development finance. Life in the Big Durian.
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I do like next week’s NATO Summit dress code.
June 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I do like next week’s NATO Summit dress code.
I recently gave a presentation in Shanghai to a group on private investors in China. You can find the slides here: tinyurl.com/596aywcu
May 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I recently gave a presentation in Shanghai to a group on private investors in China. You can find the slides here: tinyurl.com/596aywcu
I was on @cgtn.bsky.social with Liu Xin’s The Point to discuss the U.S.-China Truce, and what to expect at 90 days and beyond. www.cgtn.com/tv/replay?id...
May 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I was on @cgtn.bsky.social with Liu Xin’s The Point to discuss the U.S.-China Truce, and what to expect at 90 days and beyond. www.cgtn.com/tv/replay?id...
And of course Hume is not far behind
April 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And of course Hume is not far behind
In Edinburgh. First order of business done.
April 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In Edinburgh. First order of business done.
The report concludes that there are 4!scenarios along which the RMB could further internationalize:
April 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The report concludes that there are 4!scenarios along which the RMB could further internationalize:
My report with Johannes Petry on the internationalization of the Renminbi is out! Available here: www.chinakennisnetwerk.nl/publications...
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
My report with Johannes Petry on the internationalization of the Renminbi is out! Available here: www.chinakennisnetwerk.nl/publications...
In times of crises, Mr. Trump is always laser focused on his golfing handicap
April 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In times of crises, Mr. Trump is always laser focused on his golfing handicap
The exhibit of war photography, which really took off in the Spanish civil war because of the availability of smaller cameras, was another highlight
April 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The exhibit of war photography, which really took off in the Spanish civil war because of the availability of smaller cameras, was another highlight
Of course the centerpiece in Picasso’s Guernica
April 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Of course the centerpiece in Picasso’s Guernica
Visited the splendid museum Reina Sophia in Madrid. An excellent exhibition organized around the interbellum-a time of great upheaval but also great creativity-dada, surrealism, cubism.
April 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Visited the splendid museum Reina Sophia in Madrid. An excellent exhibition organized around the interbellum-a time of great upheaval but also great creativity-dada, surrealism, cubism.
Juuuge difference between Trump 1 and 2.
March 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Juuuge difference between Trump 1 and 2.
I would be worried about my business too. But good to know Starlink will always be available for Ukraine.
March 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I would be worried about my business too. But good to know Starlink will always be available for Ukraine.
Interesting paper on China’s lending abroad. It has increasingly isolated recipient countries from the vagaries of the lending cycle. ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktim...
March 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Interesting paper on China’s lending abroad. It has increasingly isolated recipient countries from the vagaries of the lending cycle. ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktim...
@worldbank negative pledge clause would make it a claimant on the revenues of the Ukraine Mining Fund…. documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/5...
February 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@worldbank negative pledge clause would make it a claimant on the revenues of the Ukraine Mining Fund…. documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/5...
Conflict of interest resolution MAGA style.
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Conflict of interest resolution MAGA style.
Google Maps has demonstrated remarkable adaptability in the past few days.
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Google Maps has demonstrated remarkable adaptability in the past few days.
Drill, baby drill!
February 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Drill, baby drill!
