Author: Lord Waverley
Back to homepageFinancial Centres Promote Economic Development: AIFC Goes for Growth by Backing SMEs Globally
International Financial Centres (IFCs) are a necessary component of national and global economic growth. And increasingly, it is co-operation between IFCs, rather than competition, that drives the development agenda of the world’s established and emerging financial centres. As the Astana
Read MoreLord Waverley: Brexit and Trade – The UK Must Now Be Flexible, Opportunistic & Respectfully Machiavellian
The Trade Bill before Parliament is a necessary piece in the BREXIT jigsaw. A question to start with, however, is this: will the bill survive the environment in which it must serve, or will it require amendment once the conditions
Read MoreLord Waverley on Sanctions: The United Kingdom Acts
The United Kingdom Government has introduced the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill to Parliament. Provisions for continuity of current sanctions arrangements post BREXIT have become necessary. Failure to do so would put the United Kingdom in breach of its international
Read MoreLord Waverley: The Shackles That (Still) Bind International Trade
The ‘Problématique’ Notwithstanding the continued march of globalism, cross-border global trade remains plagued by multiple barriers. These impede economic development, particularly in emerging market (EM) economies, and for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). EMs account for over 85% of the
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