In a heartbreaking turn of events, Gal Anav, an Israeli soldier currently serving in Gaza for nearly 100 days, has been forced to announce the liquidation of his business due to the financial strain caused by his long reserve duty. Anav, who was called up on October 7 as part …
Read More »Hong Kong’s problems trace back to China. And also America
The “superconnector” suffers the worst of both worlds Sevva, a swanky bar and restaurant with electrifying views, has been serving bankers and sightseers for more than 15 years. From its terrace, you can peer over a cocktail and through the office windows of hsbc across the road. The restaurant’s cuisine …
Read More »Where does the modern state come from?
Economists attempt to answer a profound political question It is part metaphor, part myth and part history. Thomas Hobbes thought life there was nasty, brutish and short. John Locke disagreed, proclaiming that it was where people first learnt how to own things. Jean-Jacques Rousseau described it as the place where …
Read More »The five biggest market surprises of 2023
Shareholders have had a remarkably good year. Forecasters have had a terrible one Financial markets will always produce surprises. After all, by the time a consensus has formed, people will have bought or sold accordingly. The move has already happened; the future has something else in store. Even accounting for …
Read More »In Ukraine slowed down the growth of the economy
In the third quarter of this year, the Ukrainian economy grew by 4.2%, while in the second quarter growth was 4.6%. According to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic product of Ukraine in the third quarter of 2019 rose by 4.2% in annual terms. This is evidenced by the state service …
Read More »Factor trump and the world economy
To save American capitalism As I have said, in their election statements trump has actually announced the transition of America from the rail Bank rails capitalism to industrial capitalism. Implementation of promised trump will require enormous effort. Such a transition, one even attempt such a transition will affect the entire …
Read More »Guriev listed the main problems of the Russian economy
The main problems of the Russian economy are the lack of reforms and low levels of investment, not sanctions from the West and falling oil prices. This opinion, according to RIA Novosti, expressed on Friday, 11 November, the chief economist of the European Bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) Sergei …
Read More »Putin: Russian economy has stabilized
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the situation in the Russian economy has stabilized, but “to talk about her dramatic improvement it is too early”. About it reported in a press-service of the Kremlin. The President drew attention to the growth of industrial production. “Good growth shows agriculture is a …
Read More »Will blow up if the trump world economy in December 2016 “for” and “against”
Webinar M. G. Delyagin and Mikhail Khazin about the economic consequences of the victory of the trump. At the same time about what it was called))The most interesting part was a discussion of whether forced trump Yellen to raise the refinancing rate in December 2016, in someone else’s hands to …
Read More »The world Bank improved the Outlook for the Russian economy
The world Bank has improved expectations for decline of Russia’s GDP in 2016 from 1.2 percent to 0.6 percent. This was reported in the Wednesday, November 9, the report of the international organization. The peak of the crisis, the Russian economy will be held in the second half of 2016, …
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