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Justin Yifu Lin: Eastern Perspectives, Western Preconceptions, and Prospects for Shared Economic Growth
Justin Yifu Lin made history in 2008 as the first non-Westerner appointed as chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank. Lin, one of China’s most renowned economists, currently serves as an official advisor to the Chinese government and
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Whilst Trade Talks Falter, Brits Celebrate Vaccine First
Mind the paradox. Thanks to EU law, the UK has become the first country to certify for clinical use the coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by US biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Under the provisions of the 2012
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Stock Markets Celebrate Whilst Real Economy Mourns
Stock markets celebrate, ending November on record highs as cash poured into equities to deliver an early Christmas to investors. The Nikkei enjoyed its best month since 1990 with a gain of 16.7% only to be bested by Italy’s FTSE
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EY: Threats and Opportunities in a Post-Covid-19 Economic Context
A statement currently circulating on social media warns that “it is strange that certain world economies easily collapse when consumers buy only what they need”. Statements like this often contain some degree of truth. The social isolation linked to the
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Wealth on the Move: HNWIs Continually Searching for their Own Little Piece of Paradise
There is continuous movement of wealth around the world. And the wealthy migrate both away from — and towards. Last year, high net worth individuals (a HNWI has personal net assets exceeding $1 million) in the emerging and frontier economies
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The Value is in the Solution: A Firm Protecting the Things that Can Never Be Replaced
FLI Global is an environmental services and technologies business focused on the protection of air, land, and water. Its experienced team, knowledge base, expertise and focused approach — using Cleantech and Greentech integrated solutions — sets the firm apart as
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UK Struggles with Economic Illiteracy as Crisis Worsens
Britons’ grasp of basic economics is tenuous at best and more likely than not, virtually inexistent. A report commissioned by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) found that most people in the UK lack the ability to assess economic performance
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How the Super-rich Will Be Spending Their Money as Wealth Trends Fluctuate
As part of its upcoming 2020 Global Wealth Migration Review, New World Wealth examines the potential impact of coronavirus on the spending habits of millionaires. According to New World Wealth, there are some 13 million high-net-worth individuals in the world
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Founder & Executive Chairman of FLI Global Michael Flynn: On the ESG Front Line with a Solid Set of Values
Michael Flynn is the founder and Executive Chairman of FLI Global. A business created in the 1980s that is still an action oriented sustainable solutions provider in the front line of environmental protection and has adapted and changed as the
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Orban on Orbán: Cease and Desist, Your Position Is Untenable
Europe’s other ‘Orban’ sounds much more reasonable than the vociferous original one. Prime Minister Ludovic Orban of Romania yesterday chastised his Hungarian namesake for refusing to respect the founding principles of the European Union: “Saying that you don’t agree to
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