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Ann Mettler, Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Lisbon Council. (Photo: Courtesy of @lisboncouncil)

Memo to Europe: innovate or stagnate in the digital economy

When EU leaders meet in Brussels next week, they will face with a stark choice: embrace proposals to modernise the digital economy or fall further behind China and the US. When Europe took its first,...

India’s Foreign Policy crisis

Re-looking at the Indian Tragedy Just a decade ago India was being promoted as a shining light of Asia, globally. India was dubbed as economically resilient and fundamentally sound by an army of Indian economic...

India’s economic decline

The Indian economy is on the decline. Industrial production is down. The Rupee has crashed. The Current Account Deficit (CAD) is very high. Exports show no sign of recovery. Food inflation is very high. There...

Sport on the rise as significant economic factor in Germany

A fresh study has shown that both active and passive sporting activities have been a blessing for the German economy at large. The survey showed people spend tens of billions of euros in the sector...

What would happen to global growth if China collapsed

A serious slowdown in China would affect the global economy tremendously . It should not be taken seriously by those who only put forward the benefits in the medium and long term. First of all...

Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead

China data deluge will start Tuesday, with June CPI to be reported. A rate of 2.5% y/y is expected vs. 2.1% y/y in May. Trade comes next around mid-week, with exports seen rising 3.7% y/y...

INDIA – Third front and the economy

Bihar Chief Minister, Nitesh Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) having pulled out of its alliance with the NDA there is going to be a realignment of political parties in India. There is a distinct possibility...

Rough ride ahead for China’s economy

The world couldn’t hide its disappointment when China’s first-quarter GDP growth dropped to 7.7 per cent, slightly lower than market expectations. Unfortunately, this might just be the start; worse news could be just around the...

“But The Rising Star Is The USA”

German industrial companies now consider investing overseas – to build new operations or expand existing ones – more attractive than investing at home. China retained the top spot for the third year in a row....

Bank of Japan intensifies monetary easing

The Bank of Japan has announced plans to stimulate the sputtering economy with new quantitative easing. Under new leadership, the central bank plans to double the country’s money supply by the end of next year....

No to doom and gloom

Media exists to vend doom and gloom. The simple goodness of 999 persons out to 1000 on this planet apparently interests no one at all. How else can you establish a mastery over simple minded...

Sound business reasons to drive deals in the US M&A markets

In the last week, some additional positive data points on the state of the US economy have emerged. US business spending on non defense capital goods recorded the largest gain since end 2011 and the...