PWC’s 14th global survey of CEOs – Growth Reimagined: Prospects in emerging markets drive CEO confidence[1] paints a welcome and optimistic view of the future path of globalization. Plus points in this report include: An increasing emphasis on the need … Continue reading
If your business plans hinge on the continued rolling forward of the globalization bandwagon then you had better draw up a contingency plan (regular readers of this blog will have already prepared such plans). The news[1] that the US Fed … Continue reading
Every morning I spend about an hour or so scanning news feeds from a range of sources with the primary of objective of updating my database of world trends – and of course getting ideas for blog posts! Living here … Continue reading
Introduction A new term has entered our vocabulary, “The Great Recession”. A period of turmoil and shock that started, at least publicly, with the demise of Lehman Brothers on 15 September, 2008. Whether of not we are still in the … Continue reading
So how are: (a) The emerging sovereign debt crisis in Greece (b) Google’s disagreement with China (c) The 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (due to start on 30th April) linked together? Well, they are all what I call “shaping events“. … Continue reading
The news of the decision by the US to impose a duty on Chinese tyre imports (following pressure from US unions)[1] and the threat of response from China, really does raise the issue of protectionism. It also questions the hopes … Continue reading
Regular readers will know that I tend to take a contrarian view. This is done at least partly in attempt to stimulate debate in the strategy field. There are a couple of subliminal assumptions (or hopes) that I believe are … Continue reading