14 de noviembre de 2018 RICARDO HAUSMANN Intentar combatir la desigualdad de ingresos mediante la compresión salarial obligatoria no es solo una preferencia extraña. Es un error, como lo descubrirá el presidente electo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, en unos años, después de que se haya hecho mucho daño. CAMBRIDGE: supongamos que dos personas tienen opiniones …
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Cómo poner fin a la pesadilla de Venezuela
3 de diciembre de 2018 RICARDO HAUSMANN Los problemas de Venezuela no se resolverán sin un cambio de régimen. Y eso podría, y debería, suceder después del 10 de enero, cuando la comunidad internacional ya no reconozca la legitimidad de la presidencia de Nicolás Maduro. CAMBRIDGE: desear un problema no suele ser una estrategia efectiva. Si bien la …
El secreto maligno de China
2 de ene de 2019 RICARDO HAUSMANN En principio, los ahorros masivos de China, los conocimientos de infraestructura y la disposición a prestar podrían ser excelentes para las economías en desarrollo. Lamentablemente, como muchos países han aprendido por las malas, la financiación del desarrollo de China a menudo entrega un alto nivel de azúcar lleno de corrupción …
Lloyds expects another near £2bn hit from surprise jump in PPI claims
09/09/2019 Lloyds is putting aside an extra £1.2bn to £1.8bn to cover a surge in PPI claims in the run-up to last month’s deadline, taking the total bill for the mis-selling scandal to more than £20bn. As a result, the bank will suspend a planned £1.75bn share buyback. In the month leading up to the …
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Lloyds latest £1.8bn PPI hit once again exposes big investors’ failure to be more than absentee landlords
11/09/2019 The fresh round of PPI hits flagged by RBS, Virgin, and Co-op were always going to serve as hors d’oeuvres to Lloyds. The main course has proven harder to stomach than anyone could have expected: a late spike in claims that could cost the bank up to £1.8bn. Complaints had been running at just under …
UK will sweeten travel to and from EU with duty-free alcohol and tobacco after no-deal Brexit
10/sep/2019 The return of tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit will make many foods and other imports more expensive, but alcohol and cigarettes will become cheaper – provided you buy them on your way to the EU or in a duty-free shop on the continent. The Treasury announced on Tuesday that duty-free shopping for those products will be reintroduced …
The horrors of Hollywood financing will mean the return of Pennywise the clown
11/sep/2019 It: Chapter Two has had, shall we say, mixed reviews. You can at least partly blame the business of moviemaking for that. The first outing for Pennywise, the world’s favourite frightening clown, was produced for just $35m (£28.4m) and went on to gross in excess of $700m, making it one of the most profitable films of …
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BMW’s Oxford workers will have to go on prolonged unpaid leave in case of disruptive no-deal Brexit
11/sep/2019 Workers at BMW’s Oxford plant which makes Minis will be left without pay for at least two weeks if a no-deal Brexit results in major disruption of its operations. The company is prepared to close the site from 31 October and send its 4,500 staff on unpaid leave, chief financial officer Nicolas Peter told the Financial Times. The …
Surge in councils using bailiffs to chase debts, including parking fines
11/sep/2019 Councils across England and Wales sent 2.6 million debts to bailiffs in 2018-19, a 7 per cent rise on the year before, according to analysis. The Money Advice Trust (MAT), which runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, found a huge surge in the use of use in bailiffs to chase parking fines The charity made the findings after receiving …
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Property giants pay bosses £63m while ‘exacerbating housing crisis’ by sitting on enough land for 470,000 homes
06/sep/2019 ‘Vast inequality’ shows ‘British housebuilding industry is broken’, says MP Chris Baynes 5 days ago Property giants have been accused of rewarding bosses for “exacerbating the housing crisis” after spending £63.6m on chief executive pay last year while sitting on more than 470,000 unused plots of land. The chief executives of Britain’s 10 biggest …
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