Andrew Hunt is CEO of Hunt Economics and former adviser to Dresdner Asset Management in Asia. Ben Ashby is a former managing director in JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office.
Parallels with the once powerful Italian city-state are obvious

Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, pictured in October 2020: the city would need to find a new source of investment quickly. © AP
Andrew Hunt is CEO of Hunt Economics and former adviser to Dresdner Asset Management in Asia. Ben Ashby is a former managing director in JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office.