Newsroom
From Russia, with an agenda
Europe’s new cold war is different. The Russian state is still targeting Western politics, but it does so quite openly – and with much more conventional means. Like a new TV station.
Month: June 2021
Insights
When is a tax a tax?
Imagine your dues to government not as taxes. Just as payments with benefits. Bliss.
Newsroom
The next Euro crisis has just begun
Just as Europe’s economies are emerging from the Covid-19 recession, the next big European crisis is already visible on the horizon. It is just not clear what kind of crisis it will be: another debt crisis, an inflation crisis, or a combination of both.
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An awake press asking questions
To land a top job, having a stand-out CV helps. But that does not justify hallucinating your life’s achievements. Especially not if the media are doing their job.
The New Zealand Herald
The problem with Climate Commission chair Rod Carr’s economic argument
The problem with economics is that it often uses a language that non-economists do not speak. But economists should know better.
Insights
News from the Unreserved Bank
The Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank Governor should urgently reaffirm what the role of the RBNZ ought to be.
Newsroom
It’s not all about the money
Last week, following six years of intense negotiations, the Swiss government pulled out of the talks on a new treaty. It preferred Switzerland’s sovereignty over the gains of deeper integration into the EU.