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Where do you come from, or where are you coming from?

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 …

Eoin Gahan July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023  competition / Competitiveness / EU / Industry 4.0
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The war in Ukraine

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 …

Eoin Gahan January 21, 2023 January 21, 2023  Competitiveness / Energy / Technology
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Should governments help the airlines? (part 2 of 2)

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 …

Eoin Gahan July 3, 2022 July 3, 2022  air transport / aviation / Competitiveness / EU / State aid
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Africa needs a lot more private investment

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 …

Eoin Gahan February 4, 2022 February 4, 2022  Africa / Competitiveness / Investment
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Indices the HUAWEI way

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 …

Eoin Gahan March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021  China / Competitiveness / information technology / Japan / US
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Competition: it’s not me, it’s not you, it’s us

Last year, Toyota increased its shareholding in Subaru, and Subaru bought shares in Toyota for the first time.  There is no intention it is said of Toyota actually acquiring Subaru …

Eoin Gahan January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020  competition / Competitiveness / Foreign direct investment / science and technology
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Which came first, the chicken or the competition?

In anticipation of Brexit, the United States has outlined its objectives for a trade agreement with the UK. Among other things, it wants to see access for its agriculture to …

Eoin Gahan March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019  Brexit / Competitiveness / EU / International trade
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Competitiveness Liga

People like numbers, as long as there are not too many. And people have a broad grasp of rankings: they know the difference between coming first in a race and …

Eoin Gahan August 31, 2018 December 3, 2018  Competitiveness
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The euro, again

Paul Krugman had a strange piece in the New York Times yesterday. He said that many of Europe’s problems came from the “…disastrous decision, a generation ago, to adopt a …

Eoin Gahan May 23, 2018 September 2, 2018  Competitiveness / Currencies
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