OTB News (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
A Barack Obama administration would mark a “break” from the US trade policies of the last few years and push for agreements that would help overcome America’s growing scepticism towards globalisation, says Jason Furman, Mr Obama’s economic policy director
Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol A great conference will be held June 30 to July 1 by the IBA Antitrust and Trade Law Section and the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, and supported by the IBA European Regional Forum on Europe and Globalisation...
helping business in flintshire (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
What do these things have in common? · A poor house owner in the US · An Iraqi terrorist. · A ‘working class’ person in Ireland · Your profit margin at the end of this financial year. The answer is they are all linked financially. The poor house owner in the US is focus of the Sub Prime crash. Sub Prime being [...]
Miscellania (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
The Times Carl Mortished: World Business Briefing With brutal efficiency, the oil price is beginning to duff up a monster of the 20th century: globalisation. Those great tentacles that gripped our world in a hideous embrace are suddenly weakening and the multinational octopus is looking a bit pale and sickly. The extraordinary rise in the price of crude oil is wrecking outsourced business models everywhere...
Leftnews.org (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
–It is nonsense, of-course. The US election campaign has started and the tone has changed dramatically. Obama and McCain are too close on the issues to tell them apart in most things. The economy is no exception as both candidates from both parties accept free-market rhetoric around globalisation and “open” markets. Liberal economics is [...]
Asiaing.com (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Labour migration into Europe boosts our competitiveness and therefore our economic growth. It also helps tackle demographic problems resulting from our ageing population. This is particularly the case for highly skilled labour. With today's proposal for an EU Blue Card we send a clear signal: highly skilled migrants are welcome in the EU!'
Global Dashboard (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Here’s a question I’ve been wondering about for a while now. Just how much of an impact are soaring oil costs having on international trade through making it more expensive to ship freight? And if oil costs keep rising - to $200 and beyond, say, as some analysts reckon could happen by the end of [...]
Beber's blog (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
EU Globalisation Fund pays a 3.1 million EurofundingMag, France - 36 minutes ago The decision reflects the situation that the fastest growing areas in the world car market are now mostly outside Europe. The Maltese application came after ...
Palestine Blogs (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
A very good Lebanese friend of mine told me this story once. During the early eighties, he used to like listening to Madonna as a kid. His brother called to him, asking him what's that he's listening...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Washington, May 26 (IANS) Globalisation may have wrought many positive changes in our lives, but it has also helped propagate evils like trafficking and organ trade, according to a new study. Some of the world's most disadvantaged people, lured by the dazzle of dollars and a lavish lifestyle, fall prey to traffickers who divest them [...]
SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
Bundesbank President Axel Weber said there are no signs globalisation has led to a more benign inflationary environment for central banks. In a speech at a Bundesbank event, he said: ‘In particular, in the current setting of heightened price pressure due to food and energy price increases, it is becoming obvious that globalisation does not necessarily [ Read more... ]
The Bayesian Heresy (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
The latest issue of Scottish Left Review includes an interesting article from Tom Nairn who looks at the effect of globalization on nationalism and trys to predict what this might mean for the future of the UK. By Tom Nairn I know, far too much has been said and written already about ‘globalization', mondialisation, Globalisierung, and also [...]
Darkness at Noon (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
Just a quick reminder about our next forum on Tuesday at the Horse Bazaar with Sue Kenny. Should be a really fascinating one: Cosmopolitanism - An alternative globalisation Speaker: Sue Kenny (Deakin University) In many senses globalisation has brought us closer together. However it has also enhanced the ability of the developed world to exploit everyone else. [...]
Financial Services (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Summit focus on financial globalisationGulf Daily News, Bahrain - 44 minutes agoMANAMA: The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) held its 5th Annual Summit in Amman, Jordan focussing on financial globalisation and Islamic financial …
