Luxury London homes still used to launder illicit funds, says report
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/dec/21/luxury-london-homes-still-used-to-launder-illicit-funds-says-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Time to open the friendly skies.
As I’ve previously posted, there is extremely low risk from flying. Opening up flying saves the airlines and tourist dependent regions.Allowing those with covid negative tests to fly is about the safest way to reopen economies. The US and EU should create uniform test criteria that would be accepted in all states and EU member …
Weighing Sweden’s Coronavirus Model – The Wall Street Journal.
Weighing Sweden’s Coronavirus Model The global economy needs a leader as lockdowns are lifted and countries fear a second wave if lockdowns are relaxed to quickly. The Swedish model can be that model and happy to see WHO endorsing it as a legitimate approach. The worst case scenarios never materialized in terms of Covid disease …
COVID-19: Tackling a dual economic and health crisis
COVID-19: Tackling a dual economic and health crisis https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-tackling-dual-economic-health-crisis-rod-dubitsky
Beware the private equity echo chamber
This article raises 3 key issues related to private equity – 1) when there is a failed IPO do the PEs mark down the private valuation on the assumption that failed IPO implies that private value is too high?, 2) what is the process to ensure private sales and/or swaps are properly valued and arm’s …
Workers exploited at farms supplying UK supermarkets: report
Workers exploited at farms supplying UK supermarkets: report https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/10/workers-exploited-at-farms-supplying-uk-supermarkets-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
84% of care home beds in England owned by private firms
84% of care home beds in England owned by private firms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/19/84-of-care-home-beds-in-england-owned-by-private-firms?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
NYTimes: Blame Economists for the Mess We’re In
Blame Economists for the Mess On the contribution of economists to persistent inequality. We’re In https://nyti.ms/2KUw5bm
World’s Fastest-Growing Economy May Not Be So Fast After All
World’s Fastest-Growing Economy May Not Be So Fast After All Economic data should not be an instrument for political manipulation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-11/world-s-fastest-growing-economy-may-not-be-so-fast-after-all
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report More evidence of disastrous right wing Tory austerity policies. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/01/perfect-storm-austerity-behind-130000-deaths-uk-ippr-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress