February 2012
11 posts
“Trend: “Soaring food prices worldwide and a greatly increasing global...”
– GloboTrends: from Summit Global Education / underlying trends that are shaping our world today
““There are nine codes relating to injuries caused by parrots, and three...”
– United States’ economy: Over-regulated America | The Economist
“Do you think it’s true?…”from Greece to Iceland, governments...”
– Economists’ Forum | Economics blog from the Financial Times – FT.com
“Debate: do capital controls hurt? “some policy-makers and economists have...”
– Economists’ Forum | Economics blog from the Financial Times – FT.com
“On the global debate about “fixing capitalism” …”Klaus...”
– Davos 2012: Income Inequality Becomes An Issue At World Economic Forum For First Time
“inequality the issue: “Unilever’s Polman said it’s...”
– Davos 2012: Income Inequality Becomes An Issue At World Economic Forum For First Time
“forecast for global growth in 2012 to 3.3 percent from the 4 percent pace it...”
– Davos 2012: Income Inequality Becomes An Issue At World Economic Forum For First Time
“Trend: Income Inequality Becomes An Issue At World Economic Forum For First Time...”
– Davos 2012: Income Inequality Becomes An Issue At World Economic Forum For First Time
“Trend from @theeconomist “THE RISE OF state capitalism constitutes one of...”
– The long view: And the winner is… | The Economist
January 2012
1 post
““a plan to criminalize Keynesianism” @nytimes
read more…”
– E.U. Leaders Set to Conclude Austerity Is Not Enough - NYTimes.com
December 2011
2 posts
“Incredible, the power of the bond-rating agencies to force European leaders to...”
– EUobserver.com / Economic Affairs / US agency issues eurozone ultimatum
“Major change in global financial architecture? from @CFR_org
All students...”
– Beijing Papers - Council on Foreign Relations
November 2011
3 posts
EUobserver.com / Economic Affairs / What happens... →
Fifteen years ago, both Bulgaria and Romania went through rampant inflation linked to a financial crisis. Bucharest narrowly avoided the collapse, but Sofia was less fortunate and experienced a meltdown of the sort Greece is currently trying to prevent.
Read more here: http://euobserver.com/19/114421
“Effects of deleveraging, from @bbcnews
“Spain’s cost of...”
– BBC News - Spain’s cost of borrowing increases sharply
“Interesting: Qatar’s residents to be the richest in the world, with a GDP per...”
– The rise of Qatar: Pygmy with the punch of a giant | The Economist
October 2011
9 posts
Incredible graphics: An Overview of the Euro... →
Use these graphics for teaching courses from Summit Global Education!!
“Global issue: population of the Earth nearly DOUBLED since my birth, wow. Take...”
– BBC News - 7 billion people and you: What’s your number?
“Will this plan work? Or, will it destabilize Eastern Europe?
“Banks...”
– EUobserver.com / Economic Affairs / EU agrees to fresh bank bailouts
Eurozone Rescue's Moment of Truth - Council on... →
National parliaments—particularly that of Germany—continue to limit the amount of sovereignty they are willing to turn over to the larger monetary union, thus tying the hands of their leaders and repeatedly forcing them back to the negotiating table.
“Dangers of foreign-currency borrowing laid bare in Hungary where “A...”
– Hungary’s government: Not paid in full | The Economist
The Eurozone in Crisis - Council on Foreign... →
A must read summary of the euro zone crisis for all students taking the FIN or EU courses
“GloboTrends: Brought to you by: BackpackerU (www.backpackeru.com) , a BPU Global...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / FrontPage
May 2011
2 posts
“Portuguese History (in Video):...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Portugal
“emerging market Trend from @McKQuarterly: “in 15 years’ time, 57 percent...”
– Is your emerging-market strategy local enough? - McKinsey Quarterly - Strategy - Growth
April 2011
6 posts
“Iceland mess continues: @bbc “Analysts say a resolution of the issue is...”
– BBC News - UK and Netherlands to sue Iceland over lost deposits
“Funny questions from “MacroMan” blog “If you were able to...”
“GT wiki update: ...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Europe and global credit crisis
“Food prices around the world have been rising sharply. @BBC explains:...”
– BBC News - Q&A: Why food prices and fuel costs are going up
March 2011
11 posts
“Updated: http://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/14808238/globalization...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / globalization
cross cultural communication and management →
Updating the GT wiki on cross-cultural management. Added @FareedZakaria book recommendation:” Don’t Get Me Wrong: The Global Gestures Guide. It will show you how everyday gestures are interpreted in countries all over the world. Hopefully it will keep you out of trouble during your travels”
“How credit rating agencies effect the markets: “Of the three credit rating...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Credit Rating Agency - Fitch, Moodys and SP
“Love this quote: “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” ...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Business Plan
“GT wiki update on: Indonesia - “Decentralisation began with high hopes in...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Indonesia
“Conflict in Libya is a challenge to Turkey and the EU: “Turkey & the...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / NATO
“working on European Union Foreign Policy - Challenges and Opportunities...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / EU foreign policy
“GT wiki update: #Japan currency intervention by G7- “Earlier this week,...”
– GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Japan
GloboTrends: Economics, Innovation, global trends... →
Updated the CrowdSourcing page with new information about CrowdFunding (for entrepreneurs). Is crowd-funding legal? read more on the globotrends wiki…
“The crisis in Europe hasn’t ended. reminder: “On the streets...”
– EUobserver / Portuguese caretaker PM could not sign up to bail-out
“Big changes coming to Europe: “Although much of the often very technical...”
– EUobserver / EU ushers in ‘silent revolution’ in control of national economic policies
December 2010
1 post
“The best analysis of Spain and the Euro crisis that I’ve seen, comes from...”
– Realtime: Why Europe Can Cope with Its Latest Crisis
November 2010
5 posts
“Ireland banking troubles- an excellent historical summary:
Euro membership,...”
– GloboTrends wiki for Global Business / Ireland
“A potential threat to the Euro? “Portugal and Spain are petrified that...”
– EUobserver / Pressure building on Ireland to seek EU help
“Without the financial support of the ECB, Ireland would be bust right now”...”
– BBC - Peston’s Picks: Will the ECB pull the plug on Ireland?
“Ironic how policy decisions might backfire (as governments are restrained by the...”
– Rousseff Triggers Biggest Dollar Bond Selloff in 13 Months: Brazil Credit - Bloomberg