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    The myth of isolationist America

    Is the United States turning inward and becoming isolationist? That question was posed to me by a number of financial and political leaders at the recent World Economic Forum at Da...
    On February 11, 2014 / By
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    The race for video game innovation

    Derided for years by older generations as an industry purely aimed at children, the video games industry has grown to such a level that it is now among the most dominant – and mo...
    On January 21, 2014 / By
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    The call of corporate consolidation

    It’s highly unlikely that the average American consumer had heard of a company calledShuanghui International until the middle of this year – but they certainly will over the ne...
    On January 20, 2014 / By
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    Trapped on a sinking island

    Like politicians everywhere, Puerto Rico’s legislators never like to be reminded of failure – not least (in their case) the island’s dubious distinction of sliding into reces...
    On January 20, 2014 / By
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    China’s economic growth slows

    Even though it has propelled the global economy for much of the last decade, recent figures have shown China’s economy is slowing down to its lowest rate in 14 years. Official ...
    On January 20, 2014 / By
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    China: IMF must empower emerging markets

    China has entreated member nations of the IMF to give more power to emerging markets. The request was brought about after US lawmakers blocked the IMF’s move to reorganise power ...
    On January 17, 2014 / By
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    Seeing red: China’s credit addiction

    In June, the Chinese government made a fruitless attempt to curb the nation’s increasing dependency on credit. By August, loans from shadow banks reached an all time high. If len...
    On November 4, 2013 / By
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    Abbott’s new Australia

    Tony Abbott’s election as the new Australian Prime Minister in September comes as the 13th biggest economy enters its 22nd consecutive year of growth. The defeated Labor Governme...
    On October 31, 2013 / By
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    Globalisation on hold

    Five years ago, George W Bush gathered the leaders of the largest rich and developing countries in Washington for the first summit of the G20. In the face of the worst financial cr...
    On October 30, 2013 / By
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    America’s lost tycoon

    His life reads like any great Hollywood script. No surprise then that director Ron Howard has flirted with the concept of adapting Swiss Journalist Daniel Ammann’s book The King ...
    On September 13, 2013 / By