Wargames & Business in 2025: Predictions
While global trade is forecast to grow in 2025, globalisation remains under threat as geopolitical competition drives the fragmentation of financial systems and supply chains, while complicating technology choices. Here are some reasons: China. In late 2024, China unleashed fiscal and monetary stimulus to boost consumption and investment, but a strong manufacturing sector remains central to […]
The World Economy Forecast Until 2030
There are a number of potential outcomes for the global economy over the next few years, depending on a variety of factors such as geopolitical events, technological advancements, and natural disasters. Some possible scenarios include: Continued growth and prosperity: If current economic trends continue, we could see a period of sustained global economic growth, with […]
Russia’s Economy Is Hurting Despite Putin’s Bluster
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, Western countries hit back with unprecedented sanctions to punish Moscow and pile pressure on President Vladimir Putin. The aim: to deal an economic blow so severe that Putin would reconsider his brutal war. Russia’s economy did weaken as a result. But it also showed […]
Global Growth Has Slowed
The World Bank said that tighter monetary policies from central banks around the world may have been necessary to tame inflation, but they have “contributed to a significant worsening of global financial conditions, which is exerting a substantial drag on activity.” “The United States, the euro area, and China are all undergoing a period of […]
Tax Rates In Europe: Best Country To Set Up A New Business
The quoted income tax rate is, except where noted, the top rate of tax: most jurisdictions have lower rate of taxes for low levels of income. Some countries also have lower rates of corporation tax for smaller companies. In 1980, the top rates of most European countries were above 60%. Today most European countries have […]
What about America’s Economy?
There is troublingly high inflation. But other indicators paint a much more favorable picture. If inflation can be brought down without a severe recession — which seems like a real possibility — future historians will consider economic policy in the face of the pandemic a remarkable success story. So how does the current economy compare […]
Winter 2022 Economic Forecast
Compared to the Autumn Forecast, inflation projections have been revised up, as energy prices are now set to remain high for longer and price pressures are broadening to several categories of goods and services. Inflation in the euro area is projected to peak in the first quarter of 2022 and remain above 3% until the […]
Disappointed Customers
Customer is the king. The words illuminate the centrality of role customers play in driving economic activities. As such, customer experience has become the most important consideration for new product and service development, and customer management efforts in general. The comprehensiveness of customer experience management means that organizations face an uphill task to ensure that […]
Energy Crisis in Europe
Europe is seeing a perfect storm in its natural gas market, due to a combination of factors on both the supply and demand sides. Demand has increased for several reasons, experts say, including that Europe had a colder winter so people were heating their homes for longer than usual. That coupled with a phasing out […]
Stop Cheating Your Clients
Why do companies still try to cheat their customers? Is it because they think we won’t notice? Or do they believe that there are enough people willing to buy their brand for the first time, that they don’t need to worry about getting that second purchase? Either way, they clearly haven’t heard that the most […]