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Davos and the globalization-skeptics

Lavish meetings in a chic winter station or in the Gallery of Battles in the Versailles palace are they the best way to reconcile people with globalization? It is not sure and it would useful because the phenomenon is as irreversible as industrialization was in the 19th century. The world is currently living with a stunning paradox. The trial of globalization is generalizing at a time when, regarding economic situation, optimism prevails and growth has rebounded and is even accelerating, if we follow the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund. If this transformation of the world was as harmful as ...

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The French Brexit

The British decision, approved by a referendum, to exit from the European Union, the Brexit, has become a reference as a mistake made by the people. It is beginning to pay the consequences. Growth has slowed, the currency has been devaluated by 13% and both internal and external deficits have jumped. It is just the start because if United Kingdom is still a member of the UE, at least until 2019. But negative anticipations will soon leave the place to negative decisions: companies will reduce investment and some will even leave the territory. In some few years from now, British ...

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The German paradox

The in principle provisional agreement between CDU-CSU and SPD to form a large coalition in order to govern Germany which has been settled before the last weekend is a first step. SPD, during a meeting which will occur January 21st has still to approve it. Already, during the last days, conflicting voices expressed themselves inside the party. If, at the end, green light is given, a deeper negotiation which could last during some more weeks will occur and, maybe, permit to form a government and put an end to the longest political crisis Germany has known since the war ...

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