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1 week ago | 
imd.org | David Bach |Richard Baldwin |Simon J Evenett
Geopolitics has returned to the top of international business concerns, exacerbated by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The President’s on-again, off-again confrontational trade policy is a case in point. “Liberation Day” on 2 April will be hard to forget. Despite its intensity and relevance for business leaders, geopolitics’ re-emergence is widely misunderstood and treated as a continuation of traditional political or country risk. That is a mistake.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
cnbc.com | David Bach
A winning strategy for Trump could involve imposing early punitive tariffs on Chinese imports and even on imports from Chinese firms operating in neighboring countries such as Mexico.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
ft.com | David Bach
David Bach became president of Switzerland‘s IMD business school in September and is Nestlé professor of strategy and political economy...
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
imd.org | David Bach
We are stepping into an era defined by heightened economic nationalism, naked transactionalism, trade deflection, and exchange rate volatility. This fragmented and turbulent landscape will demand agility and foresight from business leaders. And while the coming year may offer opportunities for growth, it will also bring significant challenges, particularly as President Trump’s protectionist policies begin to reshape the global economic order.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
time.com | David Bach |Heather Cairns-Lee |Natalia Olynec
Sustainability needs more than technological solutions. The Inner Development Goals can deliver a leadership framework for real change.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | David Bach
Vertical garden shaped of growing graph arrow on the wall interior. (3d render) Credit - Getty Images As global attention has turned to Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, for the U.N.’s ongoing COP29 climate summit, many business leaders are at a crossroads about how they can pitch in on the green transition. Adding to the uncertainty, Donald Trump’s election victory sent jitters through the sustainability sector, sparking fears he may dismantle support and roll back green tax credits.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
fvn.no | David Bach
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
fvn.no | David Bach |Hans Jordheim
Høyres Nikolai Astrup mener regjeringens foreslåtte reklameforbud vil ramme norske bedrifter hardt. Regjeringen foreslår å forby markedsføring av usunn mat og drikke rettet mot personer under 18 år. Målet er å fremme god helse for barn og unge. Forbudet ble vedtatt av Stortinget i fjor, og den nye forskriften ble sendt ut på høring i august. Men næringspolitisk talsperson Nikolai Astrup (H) mener forslaget bommer.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
fvn.no | David Bach
Fredag ble det kjent at navnet på den nye sammenslåtte banken etter fusjonen mellom Sparebanken Vest og Sparebanken Sør er klart. Fusjonspartnerne har landet på «Sparebanken Norge». Det var DN som først omtalte det nye navnet. E24 har tidligere omtalt at Sparebanken Vest søkte om rettighetene til dette navnet i april. Men domenenavnet sparebankennorge.no er det Sparebank 1 SMN som sitter på. Det viser et opplysningssøk på domenet som E24 har utført fredag.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
imd.org | David Bach
The history of democracy may be long and (intermittently) proud, but there has never been a year quite as electorally momentous as 2024. By yearâs end, more than 60 countries will have staged general elections, as well as elections to the European Parliament across the EUâs 27 member states.
