Category: Sector

Wikileaks “Revelations” No Big Surprise – So Far

30 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com

We hate to be party-poopers —

as elite media and politicians all over the world 

freak out about the latest releases from Wikileaks —

but we honestly think the whole brouhaha is WAAAY overrated.

Sorry.

It’s certainly NOT an attack on the US or any other country,

although it doesn’t say much for American “security” that so much material was so easily, er, re-routed.

Berlin Courts Bollywood, Hoping for Indian Tourism

24 November 2010.

When Indians travel to Europe, they are usually drawn to Paris, London and Switzerland, 

places that are familiar to them through Bollywood films. 

Since the 1990s, Indian directors have had a penchant for shooting love stories against a backdrop of the snow-covered Alps. 

India has its own mountains in Kashmir, which are no less picturesque, 

but hardly anyone wants to shoot films in the volatile and hotly-contested border region.

Cell Phone Revolution: Economic Boon – Brain Cancer Risk ???

22 November 2010.

Copper Scene in China Crucial – and Confusing

18th November 2010. 

A few days ago, we ran an In The News item about how demand for copper in China is pushing global prices for the metal to surprisingly close to their previous record high.

China Re-Orients Silicon Valley Solar Strategy

11 November 2010.

A few years ago, Silicon Valley start-ups like Solyndra, Nanosolar and MiaSolé 

dreamed of transforming the economics of solar power 

by reinventing the technology used to make solar panels 

and deeply cutting the cost of production . 

Founded by veterans of the Valley’s chip and hard-drive industries, 

these companies attracted billions of dollars in venture capital investment 

Chinese Business Enters the EU Via Eastern Europe

29 October, 2010.

The classroom walls at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual primary school here are decorated with Chinese calendars and banners.

Chinese lanterns hang from the ceilings of the main entrance hall.

There are stacks of new Chinese language books in the staff room, provided by the Chinese authorities,

who also send two teachers a year, depending on the school’s needs.

The school cafeteria, however, serves only local fare.

“No Chinese food, at least not yet,” said Viktoria Schaff, one of the teachers.

“Frugal Innovation” Now Key Indian Economic Strategy

27 October 2010.

An Indian boss gestures from the lofty window of his steel-and-glass office.

Ten years ago, says Pramod Bhasin, “you couldn’t even get a cup of coffee around here.”

Now the area bristles with office blocks.

Gurgaon, near Delhi, has swiftly become a global hub for outsourcing.

Its recent rural past is not forgotten, however. Villagers still herd goats along its streets; pigs snuffle in the rubbish.

US Gone Bad: Ugly Battle – TBTF Banks v Insurance Cos re NEITHER’S Due Diligence

6 October 2010. By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com.

For a long time, we have argued that the US has been in a sustained crisis since the beginning of the year 2000.

Put simply, the US has been enmeshed in simultaneous crises in six major areas of public life: financial / economic / ideological / political / academic-intellectual / and media.