Discerning the Human Element Amid the Pandemic
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
There is something about...
On the Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) in Supporting a Green Recovery
Perhaps one of the few areas where a consensus is crystallizing across the major powers of the global economy is on the urgency of...
Russia’s ‘Growth-Stability’ Dichotomy
Russian economic growth has underperformed the global average almost every year since the 2008-09 financial crisis. But it’s far from a homogenous pattern: in...
ESG as the New Loadstar for the Global Economy
The ills of the world economy and the frequency of crises may in part emanate from a loss of the sense of direction. With...
Emissions Trading Systems: Trajectories for Development
Across the continent Eurasia, major constituencies such as the EU, China and Russia are forging ahead with their plans to develop an emissions trading...
Digital Economy Agreements: The New Phase in Economic Alliances
During the crisis year of 2020 a new trend has set in the formation of international economic alliances that was to a significant degree...
Do Crises Drive Innovation?
If I had asked the public what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse – Henry FordWhen the winds of change blow,...
Leaving the Year of the Pandemic Behind: A Look Ahead to 2021
As the world economy comes to its senses after a gruesome year of the Covid pandemic, global markets are eagerly exploring the prospects for the new year in search...
Crisis-Resistant Economic Models: Uruguay’s Example
In the context of the coronavirus crisis, it is important not only to analyse the direct anti-crisis response of various countries during this year,...
Russia-2020: Summing Up the Track-Record
The year of the pandemic proved to be an unprecedented test for the global economic system, with the decline in global GDP significantly exceeding...