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OECD: Time, Trade and Trade Facilitation
Time is money and a lot of money and opportunities are being lost due to painstakingly long customs procedures, waiting times at ports and long lead times. Although “time is money” is a universal idiom, few have looked into how
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Fata Morgana in the High Alps: Musings on Davos
While currencies crumbled in emerging markets ranging from Turkey to Argentina, the world’s mostly self-appointed leaders and assorted hangers-on gathered in Davos, Switzerland to assure global audiences that the future looks bright and promising indeed. Keep Calm and Carry On.
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World Bank Group: Spurring Job Growth in the Western Balkans – Research and Innovation
By Paulo Correa and Christopher Colford Promoting economic growth and job creation requires innovative industries that can make imaginative use of business opportunities springing from new technologies and research and development (R&D) activities. But not every economy can develop a Silicon Valley
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EPC: A New Deal for Growth and Jobs in the Eurozone Revisited
By Fabian Zuleeg At the EPC breakfast on 28 January, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will launch a book on Jobs and Growth: Supporting the European Recovery[1], containing detailed policy analysis and recommendations. The book is a further sign that there
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Ross Jackson: The EU as a Green Powerhouse – A Green Opportunity
The recent revelations regarding our American allies’ spying on Angela Merkel and other leading EU politicians, raises – once again – some fundamental questions about the differences in values between the US and Europe. In particular, the question of whether
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Sugata Mitra: The Return of the Autodidact – Learning to Trust Students
Professor Sugata Mitra wants anarchy. This professor of educational technology at Newcastle University is hard at work dismantling what he sees as the most robust, yet outmoded, legacy of British rule in his native India – its educational system still
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CFI.co Meets the Chairman of Ezentis: Manuel García-Durán
A Corporate Turnaround from Rags to Riches. In Spanish business circles, corporate trouble-shooter Manuel García-Durán is gaining quite the reputation. A man of expansive yet focused thinking and subsequent decisive action, Mr García-Durán in September 2011 took over command at
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CFI.co Meets Lavrynovych & Partners: Don’t Go to the Ukraine without Your Lawyer – The Protection of Business
Foreign colleagues often ask what kind of corporate law services are currently being sought most by clients in the Ukraine. Today, businesses are interested in matters associated with property structuring and redistribution. Earlier this area of law was only relevant
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Sir Alex Ferguson: The Formula of Success as Told by an Endearing Control-Freak
Becoming the most successful and admired manager in the history of British football is no mean feat by any standard. Sir Alexander Ferguson (71) instilled the players of Manchester United with his trademark winning mentality and went on to propel
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Sudan Cabinet Shake-Up Boosts Conciliation Efforts
Former US special envoy to Sudan Princeton Lyman has made yet another appeal for the resumption of the political dialogue in the country with a view to establishing a lasting peace. Earlier this month, Mr Lyman called on rebel forces
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