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.
"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."
China has opted at least for now to make its bed with Putin. But at some point, Chinese policymakers will have to weigh its politics-versus-economics contradiction more carefully, and may come to see Putin as a fly in the ointment of their own interests and ambition. Read more →
The ‘Two Sessions’ held in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in April sought to guarantee a smooth glide path towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th Party Congress, scheduled for later this year. But instability rules almost everywhere.... Read more →
The idea that decoupling isn't happening or is too complicated to happen isn't borne out by what's going on or coming down the track Read more →
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@chenweihua@berthofmanecon Yep. But no lectures from Beijing on this topic please, pot/kettle /black 8 hours ago
You have been warned. The end is nigh! Britain, having achieved Nirvana out of the EU, is on the cusp of extinction… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 14 hours ago
I mean, how much more ridiculous can ppl get? I know, a lot more. But this is just asinine too. twitter.com/sfchronicle/st… 14 hours ago