Year: 2021
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Hong Kong’s faltering reputation
Hong Kong thinks of itself as the world’s commercial gateway to China and the rest of Asia.
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Lebanon’s collapse
Lebanon took another step towards total economic collapse this month, when the state electricity provider declared that its two main plans had run out of fuel, causing a temporary nationwide blackout.
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Global Property prices are soaring
Nearly 15 years after a burst housing bubble tipped the world into the worst financial crisis for a century, booming property markets are triggering an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu.
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Crisis in Tunisia
Tunisia is facing its worst crisis in a decade of democracy after President Saied ousted the government and suspended parliament with help from the army, a move denounced by the country’s main political parties.
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China’s Communists turn 100
On July 1st, China’s Communist Party celebrated its 100th birthday. It grew to control a fifth of the world’s population and its second-largest economy for 72 years, without a mandate from voters.
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Taxing Big Tech
The G7 group of nations has agreed to historic changes in the way multinational companies are taxed.
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Commercial property values at risk
Many companies are planning to adopt a “hybrid” working model once the pandemic is over, with weeks split between days in the office and days working from home. That means they will require less floorspace than before.
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The UK’s Recovery
The British economy is quickly recovering from its steepest drop in three centuries.
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The UK House Price Boom
Britain’s housing market isn’t just rebounding from coronavirus, it’s in a full-blown boom mode.
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UK House prices booming
UK house prices have risen to new to record highs. Demand continues to outpace supply, helped by continued low interest rates, the return of 95% mortgages and the stamp-duty holiday extension.
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Chinese markets fall
Investors in China have had a reality check.
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The risks of vaccine nationalism
The threat of an all-out vaccine war between Britain and the EU appeared to recede last week, with both Boris Johnson and German leader Angela Merkel trying to calm tensions and remember international ‘interdependencies’.
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Rishi’s Recovery budget
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has had an exciting first year in the role.
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UK welcomes HongKong Nationals
Migration agents in Hong Kong have seen a rush of enquiries from people seeking to access the UK’s new visa scheme, which came into force on 31st January.
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The Great Crash of 2021?
US stocks are more expensive than they were prior to the Wall Street crash of 1929 on a cyclically adjusted price/earnings.
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The Arab Spring : Ten Years on
Ten years ago, the Arab world was rocked by mass protests and popular uprisings that ousted dictators.
