Economics
The Global Credit Crunch - One Year On
Thursday, August 7th, 2008It is almost exactly a year since the European Central Bank was forced to inject €95bn into the eurozone banking system, bringing home what many had suspected – that the fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis in the US was causing serious pain to global financial markets.
The fallout has been dramatic. Across the [...]
Serbia is one of the most attractive developing markets
Friday, July 25th, 2008Serbia is finaly getting the recognition it deserves.
LONDON — Serbia is one of the most attractive developing markets countries, according to this year’s PwC EM20 Index.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) index shows once again that in addition to the so-called BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which continue to offer interesting investment opportunities, there are other [...]
The brilliant new generation of Serbian businesses
Friday, June 27th, 2008Originally posted at the Belgrade Foreign Visitors Club
There has been plenty of talk over the last few years about the need to attract talented Serbs from the Diaspora back to Serbia to lead the next generation of Serbian businesses with their unique blend of Western know-how and understanding of Serbian culture.
I have recently come [...]
Credit Crunch boosts demand for outsourcing and offshoring
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008A recent report from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) is claiming that in Financial services at least, the credit crunch is boosting outsourcing and offshoring.
Before we in the outsourcing industry get too happy, it is worth keeping in mind that global economic trouble is as problematic for us and anyone.
It makes sense that cost [...]