A major source of banks’ optimism is their various expectations of an economic recovery in 2020. It has to be said that this is not widely shared by other forecasters (including both the Fed and...
In the context of the discussion on the Indian economic slowdown, a significantly different perspective can be offered based on the thesis of an ongoing disruption in the structure of the global economy (deglobalization), coupled...
Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler have said the plan will result in €3.7 billion in savings, allowing them to work on creating more sustainable vehicles. The new company will be a 50-50 merger of the two....
The crises brewing within the Indian economy is evident from the consecutive slow growth of GDP in the last 2-quarters. Recessions can be short lived if corrective actions are taken but the prolonged effects on...
Boris Johnson will command an absolute majority in the House of Commons, giving him the votes to push through his Brexit divorce deal. But this is just a first step, and the UK might still...
In case anyone was wondering, the title of this edition of Economic Insights is a misquotation from the C19 English poet Robert Browning and constitutes, therefore, a literary upgrade to the previous edition’s self-indulgent punning...
Most of the newspapers are lined up with headlines talking about economic slowdown and fears of its digging deep into the financial eco-system and eroding upon the growth so far achieved at the global level....
The ECB’s new president has urged European countries to invest and innovate as concerns of an economic slowdown intensify. She warned that export growth could no longer be relied upon to boost growth. The eurozone...
The UN’s vision is for Leadership Solutions for Sustainable Development (LSSD) centers around leadership, accountability, collaboration and efficiency. For UN to achieve its vision, it is imperative to take certain crucial steps as in enhancing...
Saudi Arabia has formally launched the initial public offering of stock in state-owned oil giant Aramco. The long-awaited IPO is part of plans to move the kingdom away from oil dependency. Saudi Aramco, the national...
Escalating violence in Hong Kong and the continued fall in Chinese producer prices weighed on equities in Asia Pacific trading. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has risen nearly 7% during the five-week rally and is...
Saxony experienced a sharp decline in its centuries-old textile industry in the years following German reunification in 1990. Yet the sector is anything but dead in this Eastern German state as Hardy Graupner reports. As...