Neil Behrmann, Author at Neil Behrmann

December 18, 2017January 18, 2018

Trade in goods, services features in tough Brexit negotiations

Financial services are the key stumbling blocks

EIGHTEEN months since the referendum in June 2016, the UK and the European Union (EU) are only now ready for challenging trade negotiations.

Phase one of the negotiations has finally been signed off, … Read the rest

December 15, 2017January 16, 2018

Eurozone revival beats expectations, but structural, cyclical issues remain

Almost all Eurozone GDPs are still below 2007 pre crash levels.

THE eurozone economy has exceeded the gloomy consensus forecasts that were prevalent 12 months ago, but deep-seated structural and cyclical problems remain.

Morgan Stanley, one of the few investment … Read the rest

November 20, 2017January 18, 2018

EU budget deficit intractable problem for Brexit

The departure of the UK from the Union will leave a deep hole in a rising EU budget

BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May and her “Brexit” negotiating team need to embark on serious creative thinking. They need to persuade the … Read the rest

November 17, 2017March 10, 2018

Estimated cost for US Middle East wars is $4.4 trillion – and rising

The root cause of today’s geopolitical, security and social, economic and financial disruption can be traced to the 2003 Iraq war.

THE cost of US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria has soared to US$4.4 trillion since 9/11, and … Read the rest