European Travel in Turmoil: Time to Face Up to the Humanitarian Crisis
Euromonitor International
At the WTTC Global Summit in Dallas, there were calls from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General, Taleb Rifai, for the travel industry to tackle the two enormous challenges, namely mass migration and global…
What’s New in Oils and Fats in 2015: Olive Oil vs Other Oils, a Case of Quality against Quantity
Euromonitor International
While most other types of oils have seen their prices per litre nosedive between 2012 and 2014 in constant terms, olive oil has bucked the trend by recording a steady rise. Specific short-term factors leading to poor harvests in 2013 and 2014 in the…
Greek Default Scenarios
Daniel Solomon
With the break-down of negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors over the weekend, Greece is about to default on a 1.6 billion Euros IMF loan repayment this Tuesday. While this need not automatically trigger a full default, a…
Advanced Economies are no Panacea for Global Growth
Euromonitor International
There is a danger that opinions over the strengthening in advanced economies and the weakening in emerging markets could be overblown. In my view, notwithstanding the current slowdown, emerging markets still hold impressive long-term growth potential…