« New Silk
Road »: A Chinese-style New Deal
Historians
will remember that the Chinese President Xi Jinping officially launched the new
“Silk Road” with a 30 minute speech at the Boao Economic Conference on Hainan
Island the 28 March 2015, in front of 16 heads of State or government and 100
or so ministers from the 65 countries which are on the path, land or sea, of
this new trade route[1]. For us, involved in political anticipation, what a
challenge we have been given! China is suggesting that we imagine the future by
stepping back several centuries, even two millennia. Such a move isn’t absurd,
as a fact ! The strength of nations such as Russia, Iran, India or China comes
from their ability to think far into the future. Europe also has an
historical depth...
Big data conglomerate dreams big on Silk Road
Discussions between Greece and its creditors are set to step
up a gear when the International Monetary Fund’s lead representative arrives in
Athens for talks...
IMF negotiator prepares to join Greek talks as deadline
looms
Discussions between Greece and its creditors are set to step
up a gear when the International Monetary Fund’s lead representative arrives in
Athens for talks...
U.S. says 'deeply concerned' about Israeli building in West
Bank, East Jerusalem
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was
"deeply concerned" about an Israeli government decision to build 300
new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and hundreds of
homes in East Jerusalem...
Schaeuble said to want to split EU commission powers
German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble would like the
competition and single market departments removed from the European Commission,
according to a report in Germany's leading centre-right daily...
Renault chute en Bourse malgré ses meilleurs résultats
depuis 10 ans
Le constructeur automobile Renault a annoncé avoir quasiment
doublé son bénéfice net au 1er semestre, à 1,4 milliard d’euros, et avoir
réalisé sa meilleure rentabilité en dix ans. Après une hausse de près de 50%
depuis le début de l’année, le titre subit des prises de bénéfices. Le second
semestre devrait aussi être plus difficile.
Facebook profit falls nine percent as costs soar
Facebook Inc (FB.O) reported quarterly revenue that beat
forecasts but its profit fell 9 percent as the social media company sharply
increased spending to boost mobile revenue and future growth...
The Political anticipation shakes up the order in a TED talk
in Madrid
Marie-Hélène Caillol, FEFAP’s vice-president was shaking up
the order in Madrid two weeks ago at the TEDxIEMadrid event:” Let's Shake Up
the Order... so that we can understand what is, but more importantly what could
be." She gave a great speech on the topic: "Political Anticipation…
to make sure the future is boring!". Watch the video and remember: CATCH
THE FUTURE!
L’Europe reste soutenue par les résultats
Les marchés européens restent soutenus par des publications
d’entreprises favorables, par la progression de Wall Street après les
commentaires rassurants de la Fed et par la poursuite du rebond du pétrole. A
suivre cet après-midi, l’inflation en Allemagne et le PIB des Etats-Unis...
Russian navy to focus on energy-rich Arctic, Atlantic oceans
The energy-rich Arctic and the Atlantic oceans are center
points of a revised Russian naval doctrine. Its publication by the Kremlin
follows the standoff with the West and NATO over Ukraine...
The Calais migrant problem is a global crisis with no
solution
The migrants had good reason to leave their homes - but the
British Government has good reason not to let them all in. Everyone is right.
Everyone is wrong. Everything has been tried. Nothing works for long. Calais is
a never-ending tragedy. After 20 years of “treaties” and “solutions”, the
cross-Channel migrant crisis is worse than ever...
Barclays to speed up cost-cuts and asset sales
Barclays' (BARC.L) new chairman sought to stamp his mark on
the bank on Wednesday by accelerating the sale of assets and cost cutting after
the group produced a 12 percent increase in second-quarter profits...
French farmers block access from Germany and Spain over
falling food prices
Over a thousand French farmers have blocked roads from Spain
and Germany to stop foreign produce entering the country. The protest follows a
week of action against a fall in food prices, pushing them towards
bankruptcy...
Shell and Centrica cut 12,000 jobs
More than 12,000 jobs are being axed by two of Britain’s
leading energy companies on the back of lower oil prices and major internal
restructuring...
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