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Would dropping the value of its currency be good for an economy?
Category: Blog/Analysis
... allows consumers to import goods cheaply from the rest of the world. A weak currency allows producers to export goods cheaply to the rest of the world. People are both consumers and producers. Clearly, ... Monday, 30 August 2010 -
Finding economic growth when there is no world outside
Category: Blog/Analysis
... and Germany are the world’s biggest producers while everyone depends on US consumers’ spending. China is determined to maintain this status quo and is also one of the world’s biggest lenders, financing ... Thursday, 12 August 2010 -
Vuvuzelas: The difference between culture and imperialism can be subtle
Category: Blog/Analysis
... is very small in comparison to global mobile phone sales and so is unlikely to influence behaviour elsewhere. European and American consumers will find it difficult to demand that their local environmental ... Thursday, 22 July 2010 -
Tackling the next banking crisis today
Category: Blog/Analysis
... encourage job creation and market growth; and, stimulating innovation and competition in financial services to consumers to reduce market concentration by a few large banks. The money lost in investment ... Thursday, 13 May 2010 -
Paying for Climate Change with a Carbon VAT
Category: Blog/Analysis
... because they fear the reactions of their voters. Consumers want companies to absorb the costs without passing these on in higher prices. This is a bit like wanting to enjoy your cake but for the baker ... Thursday, 06 May 2010 -
Free the people by freeing their bank accounts
Category: Blog/Analysis
... spread around the world. Knowing that you can keep your number no matter who you choose to use as your provider has led to greater competition, better service, and more confident consumers. Now consider ... Thursday, 01 April 2010 -
Africa, prosperity and its ever-seeking union
Category: Blog/Analysis
... that market is still extremely large. Chinese businesses, looking for raw materials and new consumers, have quickly come to dominate the continent. For the first time some African leaders are pondering ... Thursday, 04 March 2010 -
Nestle, Mugabe and the Devil’s Alternative
Category: Blog/Analysis
... virtually none elsewhere. Outraged consumers living in pleasant countries can express their indignation against companies like Nestle and influence their actions. There is little that can be done against ... Thursday, 31 December 2009 -
Getting the most out of a toaster
Category: Blog/Analysis
... when demand drops, they’ve got too many staff and too much idle capacity. A factory has a small range of choices with regards to financing the difference between the price increases consumers are willing ... Thursday, 12 November 2009 -
Cash for junk, will it revive economies?
Category: Blog/Analysis
The global economic crisis has created a cascade of financial problems. Banks won’t, or can’t, lend. Consumers move to protect their incomes and stop spending. Retailers order less stock and lay off ... Thursday, 05 November 2009 -
The trouble with exports
Category: Blog/Analysis
... -3%. This is not a good situation. Consumers may heave a sigh of relief, but falling factory prices will result in reduced investment, decreasing production and massive job losses. The fall in exports, ... Thursday, 15 October 2009 -
To consumers go the spoils of competition
Category: Blog/Analysis
... to run on the operating system resulted in frustration for consumers. At the same time, the dramatic rise in popularity of netbook computing – low-cost, low-power mobile devices – meant that the resource-hungry ... Thursday, 08 October 2009 -
The right to sell is no different if you're a farmer, or a doctor
Category: Blog/Analysis
... had to find foreign markets for the more than 40% of their produce that don’t fit inside these rules, or throw it away. Rule-makers claimed that this protected European consumers from poor quality, ... Thursday, 24 September 2009 -
"If you cross the river, you will destroy a great empire."
Category: Blog/Analysis
... has placed consumers firmly at the centre of markets and world affairs. Nations may agree to trade but if consumers choose not to buy then such agreements are meaningless. This is what makes the meeting ... Thursday, 10 September 2009 -
The end of the line for wild tuna
Category: Blog/Analysis
... intentions of consumers and governments, and the reality, is not unique to fishing. The current Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, was elected on a platform of dealing with global warming. Voters ... Thursday, 03 September 2009 -
America's new environmental laws put pressure on global carmakers
Category: Blog/Analysis
... and five times the carbon monoxide of the average European car of 2007. The only reason it existed at all was because it belonged to the East German government and consumers weren’t allowed to buy Western ... Thursday, 13 August 2009 -
About Whythawk
Category: Products & Services/Consulting
... has placed consumers firmly at the centre of markets and world affairs. Whythawk’s purpose is to make sense of this complex maelstrom of ideas, opinions and relationships. Whythawk specialises in ... Monday, 06 July 2009 -
Is the Tata Nano recession proof?
Category: Blog/Analysis
... powerful. Now we have the Nano. For consumers, this is a lifeline in an economy where their money is having to go further and further. For producers, it is a competitive shock. Microsoft was caught ... Wednesday, 10 June 2009 -
The EU pre-emptive ban on pesticides harms world trade
Category: Blog/Analysis
... of overall supply. Once the law is enacted, European farmers will have three years to find alternative products, but consumers are likely to feel the impact of price increases almost immediately. The ... Sunday, 15 March 2009 -
The hardest year and the rediscovery of talent
Category: Blog/Analysis
... innovative. An age that spawned over-hyped products of barely-definable indifference will give way to one in which consumers will only part with their hard-earned cash for genuine talent. The last ... Wednesday, 11 March 2009
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