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China Emerges As Winner In New Multipolar World

By John Richardson TODAY’S headline should be written on your petrochemicals company boardroom wall, in several inch-high capital letters, and should then be used as the basis for a deep discussion about the consequences of this outcome for your business. You should then build scenarios around how this would change investment strategies and trade flows. […]

The Price Of Oil: Another Huge Historical Shift

By John Richardson FIRST came the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 followed by the reunification of Germany and the integration of Eastern Europe in general into the Western way of running the world. Then came China’s rise following the Deng Xiaoping 1992 “Southern Tour” and China’s admission to the World Trade Organisation in 2001. […]

Pricing Climate Change Into Import Tariffs

By John Richardson SO, following on from my blog post yesterday, how might developing countries calculate import tariffs on petrochemicals in response to the rising social, political and economic costs of climate change? One good starting point in just a few years’ time, when these tariffs are sure to be under serious evaluation, might be […]

US Split Into Two Countries And Both Must Prosper

By John Richardson WHAT is the most important job for any politician? Ensuring the long term economic health of her or his country. And in the ideal world, our politicians should pick the policies that get this essential job done, whether they are from the left, the right or the political centre ground. Who cares […]

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