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Fear and Loathing in our Western World – The Inevitable Rise of Populism
2016 was a good year for populism in our Western World. The UK referendum on EU membership became Brexit and Trump’s election to the highest office in America left us reaching for the dictionary – populism, what? We all … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, Bernie Sanders, economy, elitism, EU, euro, fear, Germany, Greece, loathing, mass immigration, populism, populist, poverty, Sweden, unemployment, US
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Forget “Start-ups”, it is all about “Scale-up” and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to reduce unemployment in Kosovo
As recognised in most Kosovo strategic development documents, unemployment, the associated poverty and low GDP are the most pressing problems in Kosovo. The real unemployment figures are difficult to pin down when the informal economy is as persistent as it … Continue reading
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Tagged competitiveness, economy, FDI, Kosovo, Scale-up, Startups
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