economics

Bank of England Annual Economic Update by Sheffield Business School

Alex Golledge from the Bank of England will cover current economic conditions and the Bank’s central forecast for the UK economy. The event will cover current economic conditions, the Bank’s central forecast for the UK economy and some of the key drivers affecting the policy and the outlook.  Alex will also cover some of the…
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INSEAD faculty identify top 5 societal issues businesses need to address in 2023

top 5 societal issues
INSEAD faculty weigh in on the greatest threats and opportunities for this year.  Forecasts are rarely perfect, but last year INSEAD’s predictions for global trends in business and society proved to be fairly accurate. As expected, extreme weather events revealed the immediate impacts of climate change. The growth rate of the global economy remained well…
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Business recovery in Ukraine

business recovery in Ukraine
Article by Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of Kyiv School of Economics, Advisor of President Zelenskyi Office, Minister of economy Ukraine 2019-2020. The economy in Ukraine took the first shock and has begun to adapt. Not all companies adapt easily, not all of them do it successfully. Statistics show that about 10-20% of companies have adapted and are…
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Development of society and its country is the main commitment of FDC: Imagine Brazil

FDC member spotlight
This Member Spotlight highlights Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) and its social initiative, Imagine Brazil, which seeks to inspire and mobilise the development of a fairer, more prosperous Brazilian society. Thank you to Viviane Barreto, Executive Director of the International Advisory Council (IAC) & Associate Dean for Global Strategy, for the contribution. For over 45 years, the…
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COVID, The Teacher: We, The Clever

In my last blog I mentioned how  every day I was discovering new things that COVID was teaching me, and ended with a thought-provoking question: What insights and discoveries are you making? So let’s take it a few steps further. Ninety-three year old Chilean philosopher Gaston Soublette observes that our civilization is increasingly being externalized,…
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Our shared future in the wake of a global pandemic: impact on economic, social and environmental divides

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a broad and long-lasting impact on our economies, health care systems, social systems, the environment and business operations. While the virus has demonstrated our global inter-connectedness, existing divides are becoming starker and isolationism is growing. The future is uncertain, which itself creates new levels of anxiety and mental health challenges.…
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