Like all Liverpool fans I am happy with the way the team has progressed this season. Crucial wins over Chelsea and Manchester United will stand good later in the season. Although the campaign is just half-way through if the pace and momentum can be sustained the 'reds' can nick the title. Go Liverpool... 'you will never walk alone'..
On the contrary it has been difficult times for Arsenal and they cannot afford to lose any more points (even if it is to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend). Aston Villa will more likely win at Villa Park and widen the gap. I reckon that Hull will bounce back and start winning again. They have demonstrated their resilience and will to fight back, and they approach every game with a disciplined plan.
The battle in the lower half of the table looks very competitive and interesting. Just three points separate Newcastle United (in the relegation zone) and Manchester City (placed 11). Tottenham's turnaround since the arrival of Harry Redknapp has been incredible and remains to see if they can move into the top half of the table for the first time this season.
happy weekend!!!!
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has finally come around after 9 years -- they have realised that it is important to inform the Bhutanese people of our negotiations to join the WTO. Better late than never and I hope there will now be fewer 'misgivings on joining the WTO'.
DPT's reason that WTO principles contradict our philosophy of GNH doesn't convince me but I welcome the decision to reveiw our negotiations to the WTO because our farmers, the manufacturing sector and even our regulators require some more time (which may extend beyond 2009) to prepare for the membership. It would also be wise to evaluate how much our membership would interconnect us to the world global trading system and make us dependent on other economies. The recent financial crisis has illustrated that a crisis somewhere can bankrupt a country elsewhere. The Asian financial crisis of the late 90s closer home is also a case in point.
To gauge the awareness of WTO among ourselves please take some time to take my short survey at:
It will take around five minutes and the collated responses will be posted here.
Mona from Kuzoo has done an excellent job of uploading coronation videos online..
If there is any one site that provides comprehensive studies and research on issues and trends in the business and corporate world - it is '
The McKinsey Quarterly (opens in new window)'. I am adding the site to my list of recommended sites on the left.
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Come November 24 - we will be hosting the 4
th International Conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH). Like many
GNH enthusiasts, I am also looking forward to the conference.
The time cannot be more appropriate - especially when the western economies are in the throes of one of the biggest financial crises. It is a very good platform for economists, thinkers and researchers to come together, deliberate and share ideas on this alternative approach to development.
However it doesn't help much if GNH remains just a philosophy and the preserve of the academia and the researchers alone (as it currently seems to be). I want to see GNH made more practicable and understandable (less arcane). I hope the presentations during the upcoming conference demystifies GNH and provides insights to translate this beautiful philosophy into plans and actions that can be implemented and measured.
The global financial markets over the past year have been very turbulent. There are no signs to indicate that the turbulence is ebbing despite the many interventions by many governments. It is difficult to comprehend the hows and whys of the current financial crisis, and the subsequent implications for taking decisions in the future.
El-Erian's 'When Markets Collide' provides good insights into the changing global financial and economic landscape and lays down tools and frameworks for evaluating future investment decisions and financial regulations.
Not only a good read for investors and policy makers but also for individuals interested in finance.
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