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Eco-Dictatorship Era

December 13, 2021
The latest UN climate report has stirred the world. The regular global action “Ecological Strike” took place in August a year earlier. This year it is about to be held again. Millions of citizens of 190 countries in different cities are demanding that governments take urgent measures to reduce emissions into the atmosphere and shift to renewable energy.

Poland: making connections

The FINANCIAL -- I first visited Poland 10 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. I found a country still making the transition from central planning to the free market, but ambitious about its future, and committed to integrating into the
August 8, 2013
1 min read

Streets of Opportunity

The FINANCIAL -- In the early 1913’s people said that the streets of New York were paved with gold.  While this statement wasn’t literally true, it was possible for a normal person to work hard, be smart and build an empire in
August 6, 2013
5 mins read

Bidzina’s Growing Clout

The FINANCIAL -- Things are getting better for Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s image, according to both general confidence ratings and specific job approval. Last November, immediately after Georgians replaced Mikheil Saakashvili with a new “one-man-show,” approval ratings were strangely low.   In last
August 6, 2013
1 min read

Boost for Japanese economy

The FINANCIAL -- The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in full control after winning the country’s upper house elections. Now he must urgently implement far-reaching reforms to make his economic revival stick.
July 31, 2013
1 min read

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The FINANCIAL -- Predicting the future is dangerously easy.  Getting it right is dangerously hard.  In the late 1980’s a smart young man discovered a way to predict the future price of any stock.  He began to send his weekly predictions to
July 29, 2013
4 mins read

Georgians’ Nuclear Worries

The FINANCIAL -- Georgians are not very keen on Iran developing a nuclear weapon, especially when compared to many Middle Eastern and North African countries.  Those few Georgians who do support a nuclear Iran are in agreement with the Arab world that
July 29, 2013
2 mins read

Collaborative Management: Is it for you?

The FINANCIAL -- Collaborative management has dominated Western business, but sometimes it can be a disaster. The benefits of collaborative management have been substantial. Many management programs extol it as a means of improving team members’ sense of personal responsibility for their
July 23, 2013
3 mins read

Kick the Bums In

The FINANCIAL -- Georgians have gained a fair bit of confidence in their new Prime Minister, and the sentiment continues to grow.  Over the past few months, the public’s confidence rating for Bidzina Ivanishvili has grown closer and closer to President Saakashvili’snumbers
July 23, 2013
2 mins read
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