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It has truly been a year like no other, with the pandemic dominating not just every news cycle but each of our lives. From work to family life, where we went, and what we did, nothing was untouched by Covid-19. …

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is now in an 11-month transition period. On December 31, 2020 UK would ceased to member of EU. During this period the UK effectively remains in the EU’s customs union …

With just a few days until the end of the transition period, and with British freight hauliers temporarily banned from travelling to France, we still don’t know if a free trade deal will be struck between the UK and EU. …

China moved up in the list of countries hosting most investment fund assets. As of Q1 2020, China could grow the share of global investment fund assets legally organized in the country from 3.2 percent in the previous quarter to 4.1 percent, overtaking the …

As the race for Brexit is back and with it the debate that the United Kingdom is better off without Europe. France and Germany have propagated unification and co-operation instead of separation, but the British do not share their enthusiasm, …

In John Steinbeck’s classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, we find a moving description of the difficulties faced by people migrating for economic reasons. The story follows the Joad family as they flee the economic devastation that has ravaged their …

“Peace is the natural effect of trade. Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent … their union is founded on their mutual necessities.” Montesquieu’s idealised vision of trade, put forward here in his 1748 treatise, The Spirit …

According to CNBC, when the world was beginning to believe that Sino-US trade tensions were easing, Chinese officials cut short their US visit and President Donald Trump announced he doesn’t really need to pull together a trade deal before the …

Three years ago, with the referendum of June 23, 2016, the British people decided with a percentage of almost 52% and with 71.8% participation the exit of Great Britain from the European Union. This great result was undoubtedly the first …

In March, a petition to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit collected over five million signatures on the UK government’s website. In fact, the volume of traffic on the website was so great that it crashed on multiple times. Theresa May of …

Investors do not seem keen in buying euro because they are worried about the political situation in Italy, the possibility of a recession in Germany, the prospect of aggressive easing from the European Central Bank and the ongoing risk of …

The end of this week will showcase two important events for global economic governance. First, central bankers, leading academics and representatives of international organizations from around the world will meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming starting Thursday. Then, over the weekend, leaders …