Why the Brics narrative has passed its sell by date
March 1, 2021 5:35 amIn 2003, analysts at Goldman Sachs coined the ‘Brics’ acronym. The acronym was created to associate the major emerging market... View Article
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Tiger Woods is a man apart and a man alone
February 27, 2021 5:45 amTiger Woods was alone when he drove north in the Rancho Palos Verdes area of Los Angeles in a Genesis... View Article
What do you do if you believe a High Court judge has defamed you?
February 26, 2021 5:51 amAbsolute privilege is the cornerstone of democratic free speech. Politicians have it, judges have it. So do lawyers, jurors and... View Article
We are told SMEs are the backbone of the economy. What happens if the bone snaps?
February 25, 2021 5:35 amPandemics end. Wars end. People try to reassert their normal rhythms. They try to rebuild what’s been destroyed if they... View Article
Bruised and battered this week, is Bitcoin the canary in the mine for modern money?
February 24, 2021 5:10 amBitcoin is on a spectacular roll. A year ago, one unit of the cryptocurrency cost around $10,000, while on Monday... View Article
Why high interest rates suit the Central Bank just fine
February 23, 2021 5:50 amA great way to ensure an article never gets read is to put bank capital requirements in the headline. People’s... View Article
What does it say when a multinational can book a $3.6bn profit in Ireland and not pay any tax here?
February 22, 2021 5:50 amSometimes the facts speak for themselves. For the year ending January 21, 2020, a company called EMC International generated operating... View Article
If Liverpool think this is a crisis, they should imagine their club without Jurgen Klopp
February 20, 2021 5:55 amWhen Jurgen Klopp arrived in Britain in 2015, one aspect of how his new club functioned consumed the English media.... View Article
The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment – What does it really mean for Ireland?
February 19, 2021 5:50 amIn between your Christmas dinner and your New Year’s toast – and with the backdrop of Brexit becoming a reality... View Article
Not coming to a town near you: a good job
February 18, 2021 5:30 amThe features of any good job are easy enough to define. You really only need two things. First, decent compensation... View Article
