Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Professor Nicolas R. Lardy: How can China sustain its economic growth?
Yesterday I attended a talk by Professor Nicolas R. Lardy at The University of Hong Kong on the topic of how China can sustain its economic growth. He offered refreshing insights into the topic, especially in the context after global financial crisis. Professor Lardy showed us a graph about the lagging consumption demand with respect to GDP growth. The phenomenon is …
Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary
On a night most people in Hong Kong are observing the lunar eclipse, I went to the cinema and watched the video recording of this classic musical at Royal Albert Hall. The leading roles are Sierra Boggess (Christine) and Ramin Karimloo (Phantom). Sierra’s voice is gentle and natural, fitting the character of Christine. She is very expressive as an actress, fully …
A brief history of the European Union
Recently my friends who are applying for the banking jobs are quite nervous about the European debt crisis. It’s affecting the other side of the world. I personally am not knowledgeable about the operation of the EU and therefore feel difficult analyzing the currency issues. Here I provide a brief history of the EU for …
Africa: a promising land
maryandmusic ♦ December 20, 2011 ♦ 1 Comment
A recent Economist article addressed the hopes in Africa to stimulate the world economic growth. In the recent ten years, Africa has been catching up with Asia in terms of GDP growth and is likely to become the fastest growing area in the world. A general account of Africa can be found at The history of Africa, by …
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