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Financial Crisis
Making Capitalism more creative by Bill Gates
Capitalism has improved the lives of billions of people — something that's easy to forget at a time of great economic uncertainty. But it has left out billions more.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Making Capitalism more creative by Bill Gates
Is Capitalism dead?
As financial panic spread across the globe and governments scrambled to contain the damage, reality seemed to announce the doom of U.S.-style free markets and President Bush's ideology.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Is Capitalism dead?
Rethinking Capitalism’s Contours
A planned international summit on the financial crisis is turning into a debate over the future shape of capitalism, with European leaders favoring greater international oversight of markets, and U.S. officials preferring the current model of national regulation.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Rethinking Capitalism’s Contours
Gordon Brown to warn Barack Obama on dangers of protectionism
Mr Brown will urge the rejection of "beggar-thy-neighbour protectionism that has been a feature in transforming past crises into deep recessions".
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Gordon Brown to warn Barack Obama on dangers of protectionism
Mandelson warns on protectionism
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said protectionism would be a "huge mistake" ahead of talks to end strikes over employing foreign workers.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Mandelson warns on protectionism
Downturn will bring big fall in migrant workers, says CBI
The use of migrant labour in Britain will decline abruptly as companies face a sharp fall in demand for their goods and services, the Confederation of British Industry told MPs yesterday.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Downturn will bring big fall in migrant workers, says CBI
Now is the time for a revolution in economic thought
outlines some of the unorthodox approaches to economics which conventional economists have ignored and which might have helped to avert the present crisis
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Now is the time for a revolution in economic thought
Trade gap narrows as demand for foreign goods slumps
The slumping pound did little to help British exports in December, but imports dropped sharply as the cost of foreign-made goods spiralled and demand slumped, resulting in the narrowest trade gap for one and half years and offering a sliver of hope for the economy.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Trade gap narrows as demand for foreign goods slumps
EU moves to prevent protectionism
Fears of increasing protectionism in Europe are overshadowing a meeting of EU finance ministers.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / EU moves to prevent protectionism
David Cameron urges faith in Capitalism
Conservative leader David Cameron has said people's "faith in capitalism and free enterprise" must be restored despite the global downturn
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / David Cameron urges faith in Capitalism
China exports at lowest level in a decade
Chinese exports dropped 17.5 per cent in January compared with the same month the year before, the biggest decline in more than a decade as the impact on the economy from the global slump gathered pace.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / China exports at lowest level in a decade
Learn the right lessons from the Depression
This crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Learn the right lessons from the Depression
RBS record loss means new £25bn public bill
The UK taxpayer is to inject a further £25 bilion into the Royal Bank of Scotland, the ailing bank revealed today, bringing its total bailout cash to more than £45 billion.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / RBS record loss means new £25bn public bill
EU ‘consensus’ to tackle crisis
EU leaders have ended an emergency summit in Brussels saying they are determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / EU ‘consensus’ to tackle crisis
Will the G20 expand the role of the IMF?
It wasn't long ago that Gordon Brown wanted to downgrade the lending side of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and make it an independent economic watchdog instead.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Will the G20 expand the role of the IMF?
Nationalising British jobs
Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Nationalising British jobs
So much for capitalism
For two decades, in the 1980s and 1990s, China pushed forward a series of economic reforms that came at a vast cost, exceeded only by their vaster rewards. Now, as the financial crisis sweeps across the world, those reforms are going into reverse. It is a sign of how hard governments find it to shake off the habit of ownership.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / So much for capitalism‘Big rise’ in illegal immigrants
The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / ‘Big rise’ in illegal immigrants
The Future of Capitalism
The Financial Times have started a new series 'The Future of Capitalism'
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / The Future of Capitalism
50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism
50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / 50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism
House prices ‘could fall by further 55 per cent’
House prices may fall by a further 55 percent and there is a "very real probability" that Britain will be bankrupted, a leading investment bank has warned in a private note to clients.
Concreting the countryside / In The News / House prices ‘could fall by further 55 per cent’
Japanese economy shrinks 3.2%
Japan's economy shrank 3.2% in the final three months of last year, figures out today showed, confirming fears that the country is mired in its deepest recession since the second world war.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Japanese economy shrinks 3.2%
China’s industrial growth slows as exports slump at record pace
China's industrial growth slid at the start of the year as exports slumped at a record pace, according to official figures.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / China’s industrial growth slows as exports slump at record pace
A guide to the G20
Read a quick guide to the Group-of-Twenty (G20) meeting in London, April 2009
The future shape of Capitalism / 60 Seconds / A guide to the G20
Britain showing signs of heading towards 1930s-style depression, says Bank
The country is displaying early symptoms of being trapped in a so-called “debt deflation trap” where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month, according to a Bank report published today.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Britain showing signs of heading towards 1930s-style depression, says Bank
Recovery timing ‘depends on G20’
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has steered clear of echoing the chairman of the US central bank's prediction that the economic recovery will begin next year.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Recovery timing ‘depends on G20’
Forests ‘facing a testing time’
World forests face the dual challenge of climate change and the global economic crisis, a key UN report says.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / Forests ‘facing a testing time’
Have your say - The future shape of Capitalism
Tell us what you thought of 'The future shape of Capitalism' event. Discuss the issues raised on the night by our panel.
The future shape of Capitalism / Focus / Have your say - The future shape of Capitalism
On eve of G20 summit, new blow to Gordon Brown
Ministers were struggling to maintain momentum for the G20 summit last night after it emerged that any spending decisions would be deferred to a later meeting, further narrowing the scope of this week's London talks, which have been plagued by divisions between European leaders and Gordon Brown.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / On eve of G20 summit, new blow to Gordon Brown
Barack Obama arrives in Downing Street for G20 talks with Gordon Brown
US president cheered by No 10 staff as he and wife Michelle arrive for discussions with prime minister
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / Barack Obama arrives in Downing Street for G20 talks with Gordon Brown
New world order emerges from chaos
Slowly the shape of the world after the financial flood is beginning to emerge.
The future shape of Capitalism / In The News / New world order emerges from chaos