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George Magnus

Economist and Author

George Magnus

Economist and Author

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George Magnus

George Magnus

George Magnus is an independent economist and commentator, an Associate at the China Centre, Oxford University, and an adviser to some asset management companies.

He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Prospect Magazine and other written media, and appears regularly on BBC TV and radio, Bloomberg TV and other outlets.

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"George Magnus does not look like a prophet. Yet this is the man widely acknowledged to have predicted that the US sub-prime mortgage crisis would trigger a global recession."

- Josephine Moulds, The Daily Telegraph

George Magnus's Viewpoints Blog

  • Whatever RCEP is, it’s not the answer to the slump in world trade
  • Ofcom, CGTN and BBC row, the latest nail in Britain’s golden era coffin with China
  • It’s ok to call the Chinese Communist Party to account
  • Protecting lives and protecting the economy is not a choice
  • Covid-19 as metaphor for China’s economic development conundrum

Latest Articles

  • Firms that kowtow to China run the risk of corroding their brand

    Brands with a presence in Xinjiang are going to come under pressure from their governments, China and their shareholders and millennials Read more →

  • Profit or principle is the hard choice for foreign companies in China

    Foreign firms in China face growing corporate coercion there and rising corporate governance scrutiny at home Read more →

  • China’s Go-It-Alone Five-Year Plan

    China's new Five-Year Plan focuses on self-reliance more than any other since its reform and opening up began. But authoritarianism, top-down directives, and social control are likely to stifle innovation and ambitious development goals. Read more →

  • ECONOMICS, NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THE COMPETITION WITH CHINA

    The intersect between economic and national security is spawning turbulence and volatility in Sino-US and Sino-western relations Read more →

  • Whatever RCEP is, it’s not the answer to the slump in world trade

    World trade expectations range between bounce back optimism to economic scarring. But RCEP isn't going to help as its creators say Read more →

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