small world

Home
Archive
About
The West has been coherent in response to Russia, but faultlines are emerging between the US & other Western-oriented countries. 2022 may be peak West.
15
The experiences of small economy hubs – from Dubai to Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, & Switzerland – highlight the impact of a changing global economy
14
Weaker world trade growth adds zero sum dynamics to the structural shifts underway in the global economic & political system.
11
Beyond the stormy economic forecasts in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook, the data also capture structural changes underway in the global system
14
2

Most popular

6
6
15
14
14
13
See all popular
NewCommunity
Expect to see the state expand its role, on the back of disruptive changes in the global economic & political environment
13
My travels in Europe, the Middle East, & North Africa this week showed variation in economic outlook, as well as in positioning for a new global regime
14
A gap is emerging between government & firm responses to geopolitical tensions: firms are moving more slowly, creating risks
15
Economic & political risks are rising around the world. But governments, firms, & investors should be looking to new opportunities as well as managing…
6
My recent travels to New Zealand & Singapore highlighted more similarities (concerns on geopolitics, inflation) than differences between Asia & Europe
7
Despite the focus on big powers and mega firms, scale is not everything in the global economy. Smaller, agile firms & countries often have an edge.
10
Economies with high core inflation tend to have the tightest labour markets; monetary policy is not enough to reduce inflation
10
The war of attrition between Russia and Ukraine is as much economic as military; and the economic costs are growing
5
See all

Most popular

6
6
15
14
14
13
See all popular

small world

Global economics, geopolitics, & policy from a small economy perspective, by David Skilling
RecommendationsView all 9
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey
I
Inside-Out, political commentary from Philip Stephens
Philip Stephens
Comment is Freed
Comment is Freed
Sam Freedman
Chartbook
Chartbook
Adam Tooze
B
Bill Emmott's Global View
Bill Emmott

small world

AboutArchiveAuthorsRecommendationsSitemap
© 2022 David Skilling
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Publish on Substack Get the app
Substack is the home for great writing