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Is An Ethnically Diverse Founding Team Key To Startup Success?

The Horizons Tracker

This represents a growth in global GDP of 6%, which to put that into context is slightly higher than the recent economic forecast from the World Bank of the hit to global GDP from COVID-19. The researchers examined data from all European venture capital deals between 2010 and 2020 that saw more than $1 million raised.

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Hello Deflation

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The CPI increase was its lowest since 2010. Deflation is the real risk in China," stated the chief economist at a Hong Kong bank. In September, eleven of fifteen European Union members experienced lower goods prices, and the latest quarter-over-quarter Eurozone growth in real GDP is zero. Economic growth is also receding.

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Wise Economic Decision Making

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percentage points from GDP, based on the average of 2010's first three quarters. Some economists have been assailed for having financial ties to the big banks that did so much to precipitate the financial crisis. In 2005, housing accounted for 6.1 percent of economic activity in the U.S.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

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What Has the Eurozone Learned from the Financial Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

But the real tragedy happened later: a timid recovery during 2010-11 was followed by a second recession starting in the third quarter of 2011, from which Europe did not start recovering until 2015. The answer to those questions is threefold: Central Bank choices. Yet the place where the crisis had originated, the U.S., What went wrong?

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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

Economywide ROIC has trended downward since the 1980s, falling from above 6% in the mid-1960s to 5% in 1980, then to 3% in 1990, and to only a bit more than 1% by 2010. Overall corporate profits are at record highs of roughly 21% of GDP. GDP growth could hit nearly 5% in 2016. So the problem isn’t a lack of funds.

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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Vulnerable Economies

Harvard Business Review

Foreign aid, which can account for to up to 97 percent of a nation's GDP, is neither a long-term nor a sustainable solution to help the citizens of these fragile countries. Entrepreneurs often lack formal training in bookkeeping and may not have the experience or the knowhow to secure a bank loan.

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