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Adam Pasierbek & Mikołaj Firlej about Business&Law news! Can an economy double overnight? In this day and age an economy can effectively double in size without effort – except maybe from the employees of the statistical office. The case at hand is one of Nigeria, where the Gross Domestic Product soared from around $260 bn in 2013 (situated between Egypt and Hong Kong in global rankings) to around $500 bn– Africa’s largest, and globally in […] read more
What can the Ukrainian crisis mean for our economic future?
As I am writing this article, Russian grip tightens around the Crimea, and the political future of the entire Ukraine is far from certain. While not wanting to appear overly cynical, we find it worthwhile to pose a simple question: what does the Ukrainian crisis mean for Poland economically? It seems reasonable to consider the possible impact of the crisis through three key dimensions: how much longer will it take to resolve, how destabilising […] read more
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Adam Pasierbek & Mikołaj Firlej about business and law news ! Main topic: UK monetary system Where does the forward guidance lead? What does one do when a policy mechanism one has put in place works better than anticipated? One could either sit back and enjoy the fruits of a good policy design – or start carefully considering the next, possibly yet more difficult step. The latter option is more advisable if […] read more
The European Union Crisis: The View from Poland by Artur Kluz and Guy Billauer
The article titled The European Union Crisis: The View from Poland was posted on The Foreign Policy Association. Artur Kluz co-authored the article. The link to the article is here. The European Union is walking a thin line. Bloomberg News recently reported that European CEOs are actively considering the worst case scenario – namely, the end of the Euro. Spanish and Italian companies are increasingly moving funds to Germany in expectation of one or more Eurozone countries exiting the Eurozone. Germany’s […] read more
Can Poland be a Model for Arab Spring countries?
Last year, the US President Barack Obama during his trip to Poland said that the Poland’s history of transition will prove to be the model for the Arab Spring nations. Indeed, Poland is an interesting example and can bring a valuable economic and political model for countries transformed by the Arab Spring. As the only European Union country not to suffer a financial crisis, having own independent currency – Polish Zloty (PLN), it is boasting […] read more
European Union: To Be or Not To Be? That Is The Question? How the European Union Sovering Debt Crisis may impact the future of European Union and the Euro
The Eurozone is walking a thin, precarious line these days. Will it be a strong and durable enough? What is next? Are we are sentenced to a two-tiered European Union? Practically each and every day Eurozone leaders discuss the debt crisis crippling the continent and threatening to drag most of EU countries back into a recession. The Eurozone leaders will meet this week again to discuss plans to reorganize its governance in hopes of closer cooperation between the 17-strong bloc – potentially marginalizing […] read more