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World economy: After a tumultuous 2016, a slight improvement in 2017

07 February 2017

According to Coface’s estimates, global growth weakened for the second consecutive year in 2016, at 2.5%. Marginally higher growth of +2.7% is expected in 2017, especially with the upturn in activity in emerging economies (+4.1% in 2017, up from +3.7% in 2016) and the economic recovery in Brazil and Russia which will offset China’s gradual economic deceleration.

UK: The final countdown begins to unfold

24 January 2017

On 17th January 2017, Theresa May, the British Prime Minister (PM) who is expected to trigger article 50 of the Treaty on European Union1 (EU) by the end of March, outlined her blueprint for the UK’s exit from the EU.

Building wealth and improving lives

23 January 2017

Enlightenment can be described as the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. It started as a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

Davos – When chickens come home to roost

20 January 2017

Jack Ma, founder and chairperson of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is from Communist China. Jack Ma is a capitalist. He is also the richest man in China. He perfectly spans the perceived divide between China and the US from a trade perspective.

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If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

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2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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