Just like here, they place enormous billboards on buses that are used for local transportation in Russia, too. The citizens of former Leningrad,...

  I talked about this before, but not in detail. Last September a roundtable meeting organized by a Brussels based think tank and IMF was held with...

  What is the difference between Europeans and Americans? I don't mean the characteristic differences. Assume you have attended a meeting to talk...

  The financial market is going through a stressful period. If you want evidence, take a look back at last week. The U.S employment data showed that...

  I believe it is obvious that if some countries have trade surpluses, some others should have trade deficits. Of course this statement might be...

  Things turned into an "entertainment" once again. A web page that gives instant notifications about the developments in the world markets...

  Nowadays, I, myself, am once more bored of the country's agenda. If there is any of you who wants to rest their heads a little bit, like me,...

  Signals for trouble are gaining ground. In this milieu it will be useful for us to learn lessons from the last two crises. Unfortunately if...

  The Israeli raid against the six-ship flotilla which carried armless civilians, the fact that nine civilians, four of whom were citizens of the...

  Yesterday at this column the results of the comparisons for the two crises I have made until today were summarized. The comparisons focused on...