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Will The Portuguese Finally Lose Patience And Demand A Euro Exit?
A painful austerity drive under Portugal’s 78 billion euro EU-IMF bailout has pushed the country into its worst recession since the 1970s, where unemployment has risen to 18 percent...
Can Latin America Seize Its “Golden Decade”?
Since 2003, Latin America has experienced a period of resurgence, with strong growth, low inflation and improved social policy outcomes. Cheap and abundant foreign financing and strong demand for...
China vs. India: Who Will Win The Race To Be More Financially Open?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, both China and India have taken steps to become more financially open. But while the Indian economy appears to be ahead at present, policy...
Who Are The Ones Manipulating The Gold Price? – Part 2
When the price of gold crashed in April, some analysts were quick to point out that the gold market may well be manipulated by large banks. However, the fact...
Who Are The Ones Manipulating The Gold Price?
Gold has been touted a safe store of wealth, particularly when there are serious risks to global financial markets. However, gold suffers from wild price gyrations when the...
Resurgent Russia: An Economy in Transition, Dysfunctional but Intact
Russia has no shortage of talent, technology or resources. The country’s top managers and functionaries are well accustomed to navigating their way through political and bureaucratic storms, and the...
Europe’s Oil Price-Fixing Scandal: The Next Libor?
The European Commission's probe of alleged manipulation of crude oil benchmark prices has now gone beyond just the major oil companies to include even energy trading firms and price-reporting...
Russia’s Privatisation Drive: Roadblocks Ahead?
On paper, Russian President Vladimir Putin is fully committed to the privatisation of state assets. In May last year, he signed a decree calling for the sale of all...
A Major Rethink For Japan’s Age-Old Problem?
Since 2000, Japan has managed to offset its shrinking labour force with increased worker productivity – at a rate higher than most other advanced economies. But, Japan’s productivity gains...
Hugo Chavez’s Legacy: A Socialist Economy In Disrepair
When examining the Venezuelan economy, there is no doubt that the poor did rather better under Chavez's regime than they had done under, what Chavez termed, "the rotten elites"...