The key message we’ve been getting when thumbing through the international papers (and looking at statistical data) during the past few months is: the world economy is sort of stabilising on a low level, with recession technically over in most countries; but the recovery is shaky and who knows what’s waiting for us around the corner. [...]
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While we were sleeping in…
As promised yesterday, here’s a roundup of economic developments that dared to happen between Christmas Eve and yesterday, while most of us were on holiday and not doing much except sleeping in, putting our feet up, lighting candles, extinguishing fires, and meeting family & friends.
But not everyone was that lazy, so here’s a list [...]
UN climate change summit triggers insecurity
The United Nation’s two-week summit on climate change issues in Copenhagen is over, and the thin results have disappointed many, not least because there is such a sharp contrast with the high hopes that the event had been burdoned with. But were the high hopes ever justified? And what’s going to happen next?
The UN summit on [...]
Bizarre things that you can spend five minutes on
For a moment, I thought my ear seal had dematerialised. It fell off my headset when I tried to answer the telephone in a rush this morning, and then it was gone. Not under my desk, apparently. But not on my desk either, not behind the keyboard, not behind the telephone.
Even though I’m yet [...]
The new atlas on globalisation from Le Monde Diplomatique
Following Monday’s tough choice in favour of commodity price trends and against the 216 page atlas on globalisation from Le Monde Diplomatique, I’ve finally got around to having a closer look at the latter. To sum it up in a nutshell: very informative and definitely worth a read. Loads of figures and charts from serious [...]
