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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

  • Decoupling
  • Common prosperity: more slogan than solution
  • Whither China’s investment in the UK
  • 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

Latest Articles

  • The CPTPP and Britain’s Pacific Rim engagement

    With the UK joining CPTPP, the biggest trade agreement since Brexit, where will the UK benefit and be able to contribute? Read more →

  • Banking is too risky to be left to bankers

    First published: The New European 20-03-2023

    With any luck – and we will need some – the maelstrom going through the banking sector and global financial markets will blow over without triggering the kind of meltdown we experienced in 2008.

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  • Is China turning Japanese?

    China has some advantages over Japan, such as a state-owned financial system that can prevent significant banks from failing and a closed capital account that can protect the country’s banking system and the economy from the risk of significant capital flight. This however might not prevent China from taking the same economic trajectory Japan has. Read more →

  • Has Xi Jinping Retired China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats?

    China’s sharp diplomatic and foreign policy edges never really went away, but may have been rested temporarily simply for reasons of expediency. Read more →

  • China’s economy will rebound. But for how long? 

    A falling population and the political scars from its zero Covid policy present warning signs for China. Read more →

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China though will be ghost at CPTPP both thru its presence in Indo-Pac but also because of its own application to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The econ benefits toUK are slim. We do most of our CPTPP trade with 9/11 with whom we already have FTAs, in some wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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