Post Tagged with: "economy"
Germany for SALE??
NOT for China but for the US because of common “values”!??? The British lesson being repeated again; lose your industry = lose your economic sovereignty irrespective of the buyer; “another” layer of political and economic shackles and what a timing!!! Worried about migrants and yet migration of business and what […]
Read More Germany de-Risking from China (a possibility or another illusion)
Here’s what I hear “de-risking with China” and here’s what I also hear; dependancy on key natural resources, manufacturing and security on both the US and China. My hunch is that without the EU investing in market diversification/expansion, natural resource exploration/diversifying suppliers, achieving military & political independence no de-risking can […]
Read More Germany’s Economic Resilience in Check
A brief comment Developing economic resilience can only get you so far; what is also needed is developing political engagement and promoting / respecting international law globally because there is no such thing as geopolitical barriers; thats the blindside cause without order all bets are pretty much off. Quite an […]
Read More Is Capitalism Normal – Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Critical thinking begins by questioning/challenging what we consider to be the “conventional wisdom” – conventions by design so to speak. This is one interesting conversation and it may help explain the idea of subordination of what is termed as the global south where economic powers benefiting from this rigged capitalist […]
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Consulting Corporations: More of an Asset or a Liability?
A very interesting report that raises more questions than answers about global consulting firms and the industry they represent. Here are a couple of questions that I have just as an example and get the conversation going; Could one of the reasons they are so popular particularly with their appeal […]
Read More Charting the Economic Course with Mohamed El-Erian
Very interesting presentation; The complete reversal of the core principles of “The Washington Consensus” & a Globalisation vision that’s been replaced by one of fragmentation due in part to complex geopolitical challenges/choices we face in this day and age.
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State of the “Union” Concept: Hey, what’s happening?
It’s becoming clear to me (sadly) that the EU as a promising concept as it was, founded mainly on values is being transformed into a convenient transactional business arrangement. To be member of the club you may need to from time to time and when pushed hard show your “values” […]
Read More Egypt’s Economic Crisis in Context
A great analysis of the current economic crisis hitting Egypt at the moment by Mr. Patrick Boyle, Fund Manager/Banker. Though I am no economic expert common sense leads me to believe that failure to stick with economic plans agreed during negotiations for the 2016 loan with the IMF is a […]
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The “National Economic Constraints” when it comes to the Rich & Powerful
A long interview with Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse about the economic crisis and the increased cost of living in Britain and the world in general. Very interesting questions by the Niall Patterson of SkyNews though many remained unanswered thanks to the genius of Sir Humphrey Appleby’s methodology of […]
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Thomas Cook – Yet Another British Industry Icon Allowed to Swiftly Bite the Dust (updated)
The disgusting state of affairs in this country seems to have no boundaries. While we’re still in the midst of the BREXIT shambles we are hit by yet another strike with the news that Thomas Cook the British travel icon is being allowed to bite the dust for the 2nd […]
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Market Crash 2008: Lessons Unlearned
Here is a brilliant documentary I came across recently and thought may be useful to share about the 2008 market crash. The reason I believe it is interesting to watch is because in many ways it pinpoints the birthdate of present day populism and extreme right politics. A conversation that […]
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Google in China; The Evolution of an Old Motto to a New Motto, the "AutoMotto" if you like!
Google is reportedly developing a censored version of it’s search engine specifically for China. So the old Google motto of 2010 that led it to leave China “Don’t be evil”, has been magically transformed to; “Don’t be evil, just adapt your systems to it”. Is that kind of like censoring […]
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The Lost Lesson of the Financial Crisis (commentary)
A very interesting article by Mohamed A. El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz, someone I truly respect and I highly recommend reading the article; link below. I would also like to add the following comment on his article because I do feel that sometimes financial analysts/experts overanalyse issues related to […]
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