NOLASIA - Tulane Students Blog about Business in Asia

“BANANA REPUBLICS” – Not just the name of a clothing store

Before the popular brand Banana Republic even existed, back in the 1900`s the expression “Banana Republics” described Latin American countries whose economy relied solely on the export of bananas. Today it is used to describe developing countries whose economies rely heavily on a single crop or export product and are pushed around by foreign enterprises. […]

The fluctuating vanilla market

From ice creams to skincare products, vanilla is one of the most popular species and ingredients in the world. Even when it seems to be a simple product, the complexity behind its vines harvesting process has led vanilla to be more expensive by weight than silver. Certainly, vanilla´s price is volatile, yet its demand seems […]

The ´´Secret´´ of the Centennial Japanese companies

Shinise is how Japanese refer to those companies with more than 1 century of operations. It is known that today, in Japan there is several of the oldest companies in the world. They have maintained ownership within the same family and continue to do, the same activity during that time. This is what the meaning […]

What’s Going on in Taiwan? Implications from Hong Kong

Ever since the massive protests of the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has brought the city and its relationship with mainland China into the international spotlight. Recent demonstrations in the city protesting Beijing-backed extradition laws have brought the “special administrative region” back to the forefront of world news, with a […]

Apresentação e demonstração do projeto piloto de entrega personalizada de refeições por drone

Africa leading in medical drones services

Drones are improving the healthcare system in many underdeveloped countries, but why they have not reached the United States (U.S.) yet? During October 2018, Zipline (a company that assembles drones in California) launched in Rwanda, Africa the first worldwide medical drone system. This system uses drones to carry blood supplies to medical clinics across […]

The Other Side of the Trade War

The trade war between China and the United States, the two largest economies in the world, can become a long, complex, and expensive dispute. However, according to a report published by Nomura Holdings, some countries may benefit from this conflict. This battle began on March 23 of 2018, when Donald’s Trump government imposed an increase in […]

What in the Wild, Wild World of Global Trade is the U.S. Doing?

If you’re anything like me (I hope you’re not, for your sake) then you might also get highly confused while following the recent developments of the global trade market. For fans of the comedy TV gameshow “Who’s Line is it Anyway?”, you can understand that moment when I am watching the news and I catch […]

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Hong Kong: Tension on the Rise

Over the last weekend, an estimated 1.3 million Hong Kong residents – nearly 1 and 7 of the region’s 7.3 million population – took to the streets in order to protest a new bill amending the city’s Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (FOO). Under the proposed law, Hong Kong’s chief executive (heavily influenced by Beijing) would have […]

The Nursing Shortage: A Global Healthcare Crisis

After researching the underlying reasons why so many Filipino nurses migrated to the U.S. for my Global Business Projects class, I became interested and more concerned about healthcare’s global nursing shortage. Did you know that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 23 health workers (doctors, midwives, and nurses) is the minimum number required per […]

Chinese Mercantilism Continues Through Trade War

Adam Smith is not quite rolling around in his grave… yet. In 1779, Adam Smith wrote one of the most influential works on modern economics ever recorded, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, or The Wealth of Nations as you may know it. One of the main premises of […]

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NOLASIA is a blog where students in the Tulane MBA, PMBA, and MMG classes on international strategy & marketing, and doing business in Asia share their blog posts related to the classes.