All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Economics

The fact that the numbers show a 29.9% drop in FDI into Russia for Q! 2008 should not be of concern, much less of interest.  Savvy Russia watchers know that the low hanging fruit has long since been plucked, and the mega investments face stiff competition from Russian capital.  And the ruble...

The US Dollar being the kingpin of the hard currencies until now, but not very sure in future , it's exchange rate has been affecting the US economy and the rest of the world.The US financial markets , including the derivative markets,being the most liquid and deep among the financial markets, has attracted...

As H.L. Mencken once wrote, "There is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong."   Here, based upon a single, uncited study, the author argues that because a "1 percent change in the production of oil produces a 10 percent change in price," oil prices would...

No predictions can be made about the hiking price of crude oil. The price per barrel of crude oil was reached just $100 on January 2, 2008. The pace of crude oil price is on the rise. It approaches to $130 per barrel today. The 60 percent reduction in the price of oil would be possible only if there...

The real tax reform would be one that involves reduction of the tax burden. Improving the technique of revenue without reducing the load is not enough. And the tax burden will fall only with the reduction of bureaucratic that, unfortunately, has grown, frighteningly, without corresponding contrast in...

The ethanol is going to turn a commodity. It is believed that in a short time the alcohol will be sold on the stock exchange as well as oil. For this reason is that large companies in the industry will have to produce and / or market the product. Although the investment of these companies remains strong...

 The GM strike at Lansing and the strike warnings at other plants suggest that there is some dissatisfaction about the nationally-negotiated two-tier wage  among UAW-represented workers at GM.  It is also likely that upcoming union elections in GM local unions are encouraging local leaders...

The withdrawal of AirFrance-KLM from negotiations on the sale of Alitalia means that the airline is living on borrowed time. The government has extended a €300 million emergency loan to keep the company afloat for a few more months. The question of what happens to one of the...

Depending on foreign technology is a burden being faced by Latin American countries.  Lack of serious development policies, overspending on non-critical areas of their economies, may forefeit the possibility of true development which may cause serious struggles in the area.

The IMF's inability (and/or unwillingness due to inability) to handle the truth has been proven over again throughout its history. The implications of their position does not contribute to restoring confidence and trust in a system desperately needing precisely these two elements and simply points once...