New research indicates that most businesses are undeterred by the impact of COVID-19 and are still moving forward with plans for new or expanded international operations.
| Published: 29 June 2020
A snapshot of the changes in global mobility and immigration from around the world over the past two months. Contributor ... View Article
| Published: 20 February 2019
A lot of attention is currently being focussed on the latest set of tariffs that the US is imposing on China. Despite the large numbers involved we don’t believe that investors should be concerned about the tariffs per se, but should be aware of the bigger macroeconomic picture and let this guide them in their investment decisions.
| Published: 23 September 2018
The US stock market will hit a major milestone, registering the longest bull market in its history (barring a double digit fall between now and then). The UK stock market has also been on a strong since 2009, though its bull run has been broken by a bear market in 2015 and into 2016, though this was relatively short-lived and perhaps is better viewed as a major correction.
| Published: 22 August 2018
“The more protectionist measures that are put in place…in the US…[are] a threat to being able to diversify the risks across the world because we need free, open borders.” Use the momentum. We really are in the right moment in society to do this”, said Miriam González, on improving boardroom diversity.
| Published: 13 June 2018
Response to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) release of the first official estimate of the nation’s contingent workforce since 2005. According to unofficial estimates, the U.S. contingent workforce—our part-time, freelance and contract workers—comprise anywhere from 0.1% to 34% of the nation’s labor market.
| Published: 9 June 2018
The index reveals that the UK’s ability to leverage diversity for talent competitiveness is boosted by its global knowledge skills but undermined by its weaker performance on tolerance and gender equality. The UK has a particularly strong pool of global knowledge skills, a variable for which it is ranked third in the index.
| Published: 15 February 2018
International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7 percent in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at a rate of 4 percent-5 percent.
| Published: 20 January 2018
One of the central planks of globalisation - offshoring - has been found to have no effect on unemployment and on the whole boosts jobs in the home country. A study of nearly 6,000 European service multi-nationals found no evidence that offshoring - the relocation of part of the business to another country - led to an increase in unemployment at home.
| Published: 19 January 2018
