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The article focuses on China's state-owned companies and the shift in valuation principles that prioritize social contributions and economic impact over profits. Topics include the revaluation of China's state-owned firms, the challenges in assessing their intrinsic values, and the alignment of this approach with the concept of sacrificing profits for economic growth.

The article focuses on the changing material benefits of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) membership. It discusses the traditional advantages of being a party member, such as access to influential positions and economic opportunities. It further explores how party membership affects wealth distribution and asset ownership, noting that while there may be a wage premium for members and preferential access to state-owned enterprises and the financial rewards diminish as wealth increases.

The article discusses political and economic issues in China, particularly the operation of the companies called local-government financing vehicles (LGFV). Also cited are the issue of conflict of interest facing the officials of LGFVs, the move by the Chinese central government to address possible corruption of LGFV officials, the role of LGFVs in promoting economic growth, and the issues about their debts.

The article looks at the impediments to the plan of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to improve the business climate in the country in 2022. He emphasized the key role of the private sector in Egypt during the inauguration of a chemical plant on December 28, 2021. The significance of an investment law and a bankruptcy law approved by the government in 2017 and 2018, respectively, is cited. Among the problems facing the private sector are inefficient state-owned firms and poor education.

The article discusses why it is difficult for the government ministers to enforce rules on modern communication technologies and cyber-security. Topics include personal email address to handle draft documents on immigration policy; and heavy-duty ways to mitigate security risks for official documents with the help of personal information technology for government business.

The article focuses on emerging market economies not helped by interest rate rise of America, and mentions peal of Commodity Index after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Topics discussed include depressed profit in Russia despite economic growth, shares of the index made by Africa, South Korea and Taiwan, and annual returns offered by state-owned firms.

In the article, the author discusses the role of the Russian state gas producer Gazprom in the advancement of the interest of President Vladimir Putin. Also cited are the decision by Germany to cancel the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline project of Gazprom to oppose Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Gazprom's business model.

The article informs on the ongoing efforts of privatisation in India. It mentions about the plans of Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi to privatise state-owned corporate assets, with assets not being sold include power lines, natural-gas pipelines, and railway stations, and coal-mining projects, and airports.