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What is there more to be said about the US tariff increases that President Trump introduced just now? Commentators and economists have extensively explained the stupidity of the measures. But …
What is there more to be said about the US tariff increases that President Trump introduced just now? Commentators and economists have extensively explained the stupidity of the measures. But …
The G-7, which used to be the G-8 until Russia was asked to leave, is important as a summit of the leaders of the world’s seven largest economies. The president …
Until recently, the EU and the UK were in disagreement over one part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the bit that dealt with Northern Ireland. This seems to …
Military spending has grown immensely. World military expenditure increased for the ninth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a total of $2443 billion. Not enough, say some people. There are calls for …
The European Parliament elections are now taking place. They couldn’t be happening at a worse time. There are wars close to home and elsewhere. The cycle of global warming continues. …
The recent controversy about the appointment of the chief economist in the part of the EU commission that deals with competition is instructive. And not in a good way. DG …
Now that the summer has arrived in Europe, it’s time to think about car hire. This is a subject of anxiety and controversy for many. Electric cars are making things …
I heard recently from a reliable source that the cost to the world economy of the war in Ukraine is estimated so far at $1 trillion. I’ve seen much higher …
There’s another problem when governments rescue companies and get them back up on their feet: they may quickly forget the favours they have received. Ingratitude is a fact of commercial life, but there’s no reason …
Progress in Africa continues slowly, in spite of political instability, the pressure of other concerns, corruption, and natural disasters. Some companies have been active in manufacturing for more than a …
The news that Philip Morris International, the cigarette people, was trying to buy Vectura, a company that makes equipment to relive sufferers with asthma, COPD and so on, aroused some …
Bringing workers’ rights into trade negotiations is necessary and it’s not impossible. Trade questions and employment questions are intrinsically linked. In the US, there is an obsession with the idea …
Huawei have published what they call the global connectivity index. It’s a global IT competitiveness index, basically. It uses 40 indicators to measure the relative performance of different countries in …
What are Biden’s trade policy issues? Let’s assume that he takes office and that there is no Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate. What does all this mean for international …
In the early stages of the pandemic, international flight linkages were actually the main transmission channel for the virus. In fact, flight connections proved to be an even more accurate …
What’s your aviation strategy? Entry into the airline business is easier than you might expect. You might think that you must first of all buy an airplane. Not true: you …
The pandemic has had many tragic impacts, and the economic effects are secondary. But they are enormous. The IMF expects global economic activity to decline on a scale not seen …
The field of data is an interesting illustration of the way in which some driving forces of the world economy are interacting. Data will always keep on growing, because there …
In the previous post I said that, post Brexit, the UK would be unable or unwilling to defend the interests of its overseas territories. The EU has now placed Cayman …
Brexit has consequences for an eclectic collection of territories that are attached in different ways to the UK. They are mentioned in the Withdrawal Agreement, and they include Gibraltar (which …