The constant churn of opinions and commentary would make us believe that the world as we know it has forever changed. Experts, analysts and opportunists claim that the "future of everything" – including subjects like globalization, education, restaurants, and social interaction – will shift irrevocably. There seems to be a very simple and linear extrapolation of current trends during the lock-down to a future that will look exactly like life under the lock-down, but better. I

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A handpicked selection of opinions, news reports and reports, that sometimes are outside conventional thinking that will help you better understand and be prepared for whatever comes next. #resilience #uncertainty #riskmanagement #politicalrisks Country Acuity Insights: Business need to take a step back and look at the big picture. The world has not ended. The human tragedy needs to be addressed first. But this too shall pass, perhaps it may take a longer time, but it will pa

Today, July 31st 2019, I was at a conference by S&P Global, Titled "Global Slowdown in 2019: A Healthy Necessity? " One of the speakers noted that Central Banks, outside of the US Fed, ECB, and BoJ, maybe looking at using QE should there be another downturn. Now, if QE is the way to go for CBs, this brings up significant political economy questions in this period of heightened populism. Irrespective of where one stands on the underlying reasons for #populism (#globalization,