Euro collapse contingencies at Davos
Are banks treating euros differently, depending on which country they come from? Faisal Islam blogs from Davos.
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Are banks treating euros differently, depending on which country they come from? Faisal Islam blogs from Davos.
It was a far bolder speech than I expected from the PM to the capital of capitalism. He described himself as a “monetary radical”, which is a reference to the £275 billion of QE, and presumably the soon-to-be launched credit easing policy. It was a contrast with the European Central Bank and its lack of bazooka.
It was quite some moment. Applause at the arrival of two new ministers in the Tunisian government alongside the new Central Bank governor at Davos, blogs Faisal Islam.
In his first speech as Prime Minister to the World Economic Forum in Davos, David Cameron insists that Britain will stick to the austerity measures and pledges a Budget for growth in the Spring.
If war was declared on certain tax havens Britain’s financial position could be fast transformed.
Attending the Davos World Economic Forum, Conservative leader David Cameron knows that if he is elected, his country’s role in the world will be substantially different to that of his predecessors, blogs Faisal Islam.
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch writer and historian known for shaking up social norms.
Bregman’s latest work – Humankind – offers a roadmap for how we might organise society differently, based on the idea that deep down most people are actually decent human beings.
Today Bristol was reverberating to shouts of ‘Greta, Greta’, as the 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gave a short but punchy speech to about 30,000 people.
We spoke to Richard Hatchett, the CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations in Davos, who explained more about this virus and its characteristics.
Joining me now are Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and Jane Burston.
In Davos the Chancellor Sajid Javid has been trying to reassure business leaders that the UK won’t diverge from EU regulations after Brexit “just for the sake of it”.
The annual Davos schmoozefest is a little quieter after President Trump left the scene this lunchtime.
While Donald Trump was in snowy Davos, his impeachment trial was revving up back at home.
Today in Davos the keynote speaker was President Donald Trump. He received thundering applause on announcing the United States will join the One Trillion Trees Initiative – launched by world leaders to try to combat climate change.