Don’t listen too much to your customers What is the most important thing for you to do as an entrepreneur? Listen to your customer’s wishes and make them come true? Absolutely not.
Globalization benefits an ageing population More globalization and less nationalism is needed if you and your parents are to have a good life when growing old.
The price for being honest in Russia The price for being honest in Russia is very high. Sergei Magnitsky was an accountant and auditor that investigated a large-scale systematic theft from the Russian state, sanctioned and carried out by Russian officials. He was sent to prison, beaten...
Helping people help themselves Helping people help themselves is the only way to create sustainable change and to eradicate poverty.
Free trade Many countries try to protect local companies from foreign competition by having high import taxes This is a very bad idea.
Corruption is getting worse – be part of the solution Corruption is getting worse. Transparency International has asked 114,000 people in 107 countries. 1 in 4 say that they have paid bribes during the last year when interacting with public institutions and services.
Who is the real hero? In 2000, the United Nations boldly set up the target of reducing extreme poverty by 50% from 1990 to 2015. Remarkably, the target was met already in 2010. Hundreds of millions have now been lifted out of poverty and into a more worthy life.
“Belief in capitalism is, fundamentally, belief in mankind.” Johan Norberg is a Swedish author and historian, devoted to promoting economic globalization and liberal positions. He summarizes our view on capitalism pretty well.
Mr Fang – shut down the Great Chinese Firewall please In 1999 Mr Fang Binxing started working on a system that today is known as “The Great Chinese Firewall” – or “The Golden Shield Project“.
Real entrepreneurs don’t give bribes Corruption is a global plague. It hinders fair competition, which leads to less economic growth, leaving more people in poverty.
