A collection of some of the best links from around the web, manually curated.
Global Trade – what does that look like? Bloomberg deployed reporters around the world to capture «routine but revealing moments in these unsettled economic times». The taste of French wine, challenged by tariffs. Nigerian kids who can no longer go to school. A Chinese wedding in Sydney.
The World Economic Forum has released its latest report on global risks. For the first time in 15 years, one risk category occupies all five of the top spots in terms of likelihood: climate change. I’m linking to the preface which gives a nice overview, but the report is worth digging deeper, into specific topics and visualisations.
The FT has owned the topic for weeks now – this is yet another outstanding piece on the gender pay gap in British companies. Expert reporting, pointed charts, and a way to explore the data by yourselves.
A very good, chart driven summary of where we stand, ten years after the financial crisis: what’s changed; what’s mostly the same; areas to watch. Contains what I’ve added to my list of favourite quotes: «People aren’t going to be that stupid again. So they find another way to be stupid.»
China is investing billions in building pathways to Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. What that looks like.
Excellent reporting (and proof that it pays off to be able to tell apart your means from your medians)
I can’t remember ever seeing an article that had been shared so widely. And deservedly so.
With all eyes fixated on Greece, few have noticed what’s been happening in China, where the stock market has crashed by the equivalent of 15 Greeces in just three weeks.
An excellent outline of what lies ahead. If you’re interested in the topic, here are some good pieces on the future of work I’ve shared in previous Weekly Filets.
The same essential drugs, vastly different prices across the globe. A complex investigation on the affordability of medicines.
Make sense of what’s happening, and imagine what could be.
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