Global Perspectives

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Mexico Launches G-20 Presidency with calls for the U.S. and Eurozone to get their public finances in order, a stronger IMF and increased financial regulation

“Without a doubt, more than ever, the world needs today the sum of talents, the sum of ideas to explore alternatives, to find innovative solutions that will enable the international economy to deal with the challenges it faces, to recover its balance and to get back onto the path of growth.”  With these words, Mexican President Calderón launched Mexico’s presidency of the G-20.

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Global Economy

Greek PM Papandreou’s Referendum Gambit: Not as Boneheaded as Everyone Thinks

All the analysts are correct:  the economy is uncompetitive, corruption is rampant, tax evasion is the norm, and the Greeks have a penchant for saying ‘yes’ to everyone then arguing endlessly over the details then, in the end, blaming everyone but themselves for their plight.   They defend a social / economic model that they themselves hate and should probably replace communism as the model for how not to run a state.

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G20 – Listen to Business: Address the Confidence Deficit

Although all eyes are on the future of the Eurozone, leaders of the 20 largest economies in the world can still walk away from the November summit in Cannes with a ‘win’.  How?  They can reinforce the partnership with the business community and jointly address another mounting deficit – the ‘confidence deficit’.

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Foreign Investment

America’s Next Wave of Foreign Investors

As global economic growth begins to pick up, there are decidedly two types of trains on the move – the steam locomotive (most of the world’s developed economies) and the bullet train (high-growth emerging markets). 

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Is the G-20 ‘Lost in Translation’?

As anyone who has lived in a foreign country and tried to learn the local language knows, there is a time when you start to think you’re really getting it, when suddenly you realize that what you’ve really just figured out is when to nod at the right times.  This same feeling of being ‘lost in translation’ also applies to everyday business people trying to navigate the increasingly complex G-world.

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