The Economist has developed a Board game to survive this year’s Christmas and allows you to relive the pain and misery of the bust. Please find instructions on needed downloads here.
Monthly Archive for December, 2008
This the season to make lists. In case of of a list: “the ten worst predictions for 2008“, offered by the website of Foreign Policy.
Among the other predictions on the list: “Bear Stearns is fine”; “Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton is a single Democratic primary”; “The possibility of $150-$200 per barrel seems increasingly likely over the next six-24 months.” You get the idea.
So, in the festive spirit, why not make some predictions about predictions: which predictions about 2009 will end up as candidates for the “ten worst predictions for 2009″.. 
The Euro will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month, defying doubters but facing the greatest challenge of its young life as the global credit crisis spreads. Read more.
Launched in January 1999, the economic and monetary union now encompasses an area that includes 320 million people and 15 countries, ranging from economic powerhouses France and Germany to Cyprus and Malta.
But economists note that many of the pitfalls that fostered skepticism of the euro still exist. And they will be amplified in coming years as Europe and the world deal with the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Source: MarketWatch Special Report The euro at 10
Strategy+Business’s (s+b’s) annual review of business books can be found here. The books reviewed are written by prominent thinkers in their fields and selected to help leaders navigate the changing economic, social, technological, and political landscapes that affect the way people do business. s+b’s Top books are lined up in the following categories: Strategy, Life Stories, Marketing, Rhetoric, Innovation, Globalisation, Human Capital, Capitalism and Community, Management, Miscellany.
The highlights of Reuter’s Investment 2009 summit can be found here.
As the financial crisis continues to roil credit and stock markets around the globe, it seems that no country or continent is being spared the consequences. Brazil, Russia, India and China — the BRIC countries — are no exception. Knowledge @ Wharton covered this topic here (Feeling the Pain: How the Financial Crisis Is Affecting Brazil, Russia, India and China).
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