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Article on Brexit as an opportunity for business deals published by Business Plus, Irish largest circulating magazine.



Brexit Opportunities A major opportunity for Irish exporters created by Brexit is substitution of UK exports to EU markets. Digging into Eurostat trade data is a good place to start, writes Doug Casey. Management guru Peter Drucker used to say that there are no risks, only opportunities. Scratch the former and you will find the … Continue reading Article on Brexit as an opportunity for business deals published by Business Plus, Irish largest circulating magazine.

BREXIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY: THREE PRODUCTS ONLY = 14 BILLION EUROS; PETER DRUCKER



Peter Drucker used to say that there are no risks, only opportunities. Scratch the former, you will find the latter. Example?: Brexit. While everybody speaks about Brexit as a risk, the consequences of Brexit, the implications of Brexit, etc., ad nauseum, Brexit is indeed a great opportunity. More correctly, Brexit creates two types of opportunities: … Continue reading BREXIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY: THREE PRODUCTS ONLY = 14 BILLION EUROS; PETER DRUCKER

TRICKS OF THE MIND: HOW A 99% ACCURATE TEST CAN BE (+ THAN) 99% WRONG



Derren Brown, whom some might know from his Netflix series or live shows, is also an author of excellent books on the human mind and its limitations: what economics first Nobel laureate Herbert Simon called bounded rationality and makes us “suckers, idiots”, to evaluate things and make decisions. Example: 1) there is a fatal disease … Continue reading TRICKS OF THE MIND: HOW A 99% ACCURATE TEST CAN BE (+ THAN) 99% WRONG

Poland: the great economic success in Europe



The Polish success (since it joined the EU fifteen years ago), can be summarized in the four numbers of its convergence towards the GDP per capita average of: 1) – The other nine countries which joined the EU in 2004: + 14%; 2) – The EU-28: + 22%; 3) – The EU-15: + 23%; and … Continue reading Poland: the great economic success in Europe

Article by Professor Jorge Sá: FEAR (TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE)



The published book by Bob Woodward (one of Watergate’s journalists), regardless of his general interest, has some high moments. First: On 7/10/2016 the Washington Post released a recording in which Trump made derogatory comments about women about their sexual advances. The next day Trump’s “inner circle” met. Priebus announced that all donors were leaving the … Continue reading Article by Professor Jorge Sá: FEAR (TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE)