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BWorld 568, Inflation and illicit trade
* My column BusinessWorld last Monday Nov. 7.---------------Last week, the big national news was the leap in the country’s inflation rate to 7.7% in October from 6.9% in September, according to the...
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Inequality 41, WB's report on poverty and inequality in the PH
The WB discussed their recent report, "Overcoming poverty and inequality in the Philippines."My quick reaction -- Overcome poverty, Yes. We should have less poor people, more rich people. And No, we...
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BWorld 569, Growth, power transmission, and Poland
* My article in BusinessWorld last November 14.--------------------There are three topics this week and we go straight to them.HIGH GDP GROWTH IN 3RD QUARTERThe Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
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Deindustrialization 8, Germany, Oct-Nov reports
Germany, the world's 4th largest economy.Electricity prices from January 2021 to Nov. 2022, below. From about Euro 75/MWH in June 2021 to nearly Euro 400/MWH currently.Selected reports:1. German...
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BWorld 570, On government debt, WESM prices, and the UP presidency
* My column in BusinessWorld last Nov. 21.----------Today and tomorrow I am attending the Pilipinas Conference 2022, organized by Stratbase ADR Institute, held at the Ayala Museum in Makati City. I...
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On the Maharlika Investment Fund as SWF
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF).Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/09/22/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-hits-1-trillion-infographic/?sh=da5f4483c9e02020 data....
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BWorld 571, Economic projections for 2023 and beyond
* My article in BusinessWorld last Nov. 28.--------------The BusinessWorld Economic Forum (BWEF) 2022 today, Nov. 29, has as its theme, “Forecast 2023: Opportunity in Uncertainty.” I want to contribute...
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Deindustrialization 9, Net Zero and Degrowth, Oct-Nov. reports
See more reports here.1. Net Zero Bombshell: The World Does Not Have Enough Lithium and Cobalt to Replace All Batteries Every 10 Years – Finnish Government ReportCHRIS MORRISON 22 OCTOBER...
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BWorld 572, State assets should finance Philippine sovereign wealth fund
* My column in BusinessWorld last December 5.------------At the BusinessWorld Economic Forum on Nov. 29 at the Grand Hyatt Manila in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno...
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Grover Norquist, ATR, and Leave Us Alone campaign
There's one American libertarian whom I admire to be a consistent free marketer, Grover Norquist, founder of the Americans for Tax Reforms (ATR), formed in 1985 during US President Ronald Reagan time....
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BWorld 573, Ten economic issues to watch
* My column in BusinessWorld last December 12.--------------This column continues to monitor many economic issues and developments. There are 10 topics tackled here.1. Public debt has reached P14...
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Covid 77, Twitter censorship and Elon Musk's TW Files
One of the great, positive things that happened when Elon Musk bought Twitter was the discovery and unravelling of the horrible censorship that the previous officers of TW did. Take the censorship of...
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BWorld 574, Top 10 energy stories/ideas 2022
* My article in BusinessWorld last Dec. 19.-------------Here is my list of big energy stories and some of my ideas of 2022, five of which are global and five national.1. Big jump in energy prices due...
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Goodbye 2022, hoping for a more free 2023
In a few hours, we will leave year 2022 and welcome the year 2023, nice.Two years of lockdown 2020-2021, then remnants of restrictions and mandatory-mandatory this 2022 -- mandatory facemasks in...
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BWorld 575, The Top 10 fiscal and monetary news stories of 2022
* My column in BusinessWorld last Dec. 26.-----------Here is this column’s assessment of important macroeconomic events this year especially in the fiscal and monetary sectors, five global and five...
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Austrian Economics and marginal utility
I have read some books of Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, great minds. There are "Hayek" series in this blog, latest is Hayek 12: Friedrich Hayek's 20th Death Anniversary (March 26, 2012).A good...
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BWorld 576, Top 10 trade and investment stories of 2022
* My article in BusinessWorld, Jan. 2, 2023.--------------Here is this column’s assessment of the important trade and investment stories of the past year, five global and five national.1. Big recovery...
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Creative destruction and Joseph Schumpeter
Directly or indirectly destroy/ignore the old to allow space and new resources for the new. The essence of free enterprise capitalism. Some useful materials:1. Creative Destruction: Out With the Old,...
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BWorld 577, Inflation 2022 and major contributors
* My column in BusinessWorld last January 5.-----------The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the December 2022 inflation rate was 8.1%. It is the peak rate for 2022 and also the...
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Covid 78, The dishonest narratives, WEF volatility report
These are the Covid narratives that I find dishonest and corrupt.1. Natural infection per se even among the young and healthy is bad, hence endless masks, distancing, etc.2. Natural immunity from...
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