ATI Magazine August-September 2014

ATI August/September 2014 issue

Business fails to sell the benefits of globalisation - Terry McGraw, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, says there is a separation between public understanding of globalisation and that of business. “We haven’t done enough to change that gap.” 

Weighing the options on trade – A group of G20 nations may push ahead on their own for a global trade deal. India says it simply cannot concede on the issue of food security.

The Innovation Index – China surging ahead in the global contest of ideas.

Modi’s Master Plan – Lower taxes, higher utility prices, fewer subsidies, bank concessions for infrastructure finance and recovery ‘black money’ among the priorities.

Singapore’s Shenzhen – Singapore is running out of land, and the nearby option is Malaysia’s Iskandar development.

Indonesians opt for one of their own – Jokowi will be as good a President as the advice he takes on-board.

Softening the image – Singapore salutes its pioneers.

OECD warns on ‘investment de-globalisation’.

The B20 wish list for G20.