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President Tayyip Erdogan publicly denied on 4 December that the country is considering introducing capital controls, one day after he accused some Turkish businesses of treason for transferring money abroad and called on the Cabinet to take measures to address the issue. On 3 December, during an address to a…
Be Aware, Not Afraid When it comes to crisis, it’s not “if,” it’s “when.” That is the one certainty that emerges from the uncertainty around us as we anticipate, mitigate, and navigate non-economic risk. Thus, while granular predictions of what will happen in 2018 are not possible, I can share…
Coping with Globalization and Technological Change Senator Mitchell’s distinguished career has included roles as majority leader of the U.S. Senate, chairman of the North Ireland Peace Talks and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace. He discusses global concerns and their relevance to the business community in this interview with James…
Ursula Burns began her career as an intern at Xerox Corporation, and rose up the ranks to become CEO (2009 until 2017), becoming the first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. She discusses her career journey in this interview with James Hoge. Q: Early in your time as…
Debt and Dysfunction Impair Economic Progress, A Motivated Private Sector Can Open the Door to New Solutions Ten years on from the catastrophic meltdown in financial markets, the global economy is in generally good shape with pockets of actual growth. Europe is doing better, including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, where…
Private Sector Now Setting the Pace Corporations find themselves at the forefront of addressing climate change and protecting the environment voluntarily and at their own initiatives. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in many firms now exceeds government policy and U.S. EPA standards as environmental regulations are eliminated in Washington D.C. The…
A multinational business with people and assets around the world plans for a host of contingencies, from a financial crisis to operations in unstable countries. But does its leadership give enough thought to keeping the company operating in the face of a widespread pandemic influenza outbreak? In the event of…
When asked to sum up Washington’s political climate in 2017, most would respond: “chaotic,” “non-stop,” or even worse, “unpredictable.” However, for most of the economic issues that CEOs care about, conditions could not be better: reduced regulations, strong investor and consumer confidence, record-high stock market, three percent GDP growth and…
Imagine you are CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and the year is 2016. Your Chief Security Officer (CSO) is about to give a presentation of your security posture. He is delivering a little bit of theater to convince you to fully fund his 2016 budget, plus a little more…
If 2016 was the year of the surprise and 2017 the year of the surreal, what then is in the offing for 2018? Following the historic and unprecedented vote in the United Kingdom to exit the European Union and the presidential election in the United States, the tone of 2017…
In the first quarter of 2018, Russia will be in election mode. Despite the nearly guaranteed re- election of President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin will take every measure to ensure his uncontested victory. The economy is recovering, but geopolitical theater will likely provide a better platform for the launch of…
Xi Jinping assumed power at a pivotal moment in China’s history. Faced with an outdated economic model, political decay and pervasive corruption, and a military that is unfit and untested, he is embarking on an ambitious agenda to rejuvenate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and secure its future. The 19th…
