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Time To Buy Some Better Advice On India
By John Richardson WHEN was the last time you picked up a bottle of shampoo, looked at the price, and thought “can I really afford this? Might it be better if I bought a couple of single-serve sachets...
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Africa And Changing “The Facts On the Ground”
By John Richardson WHAT if your chemicals company has got it completely wrong? What if your board of directors needs a whole new way of thinking as the New Normal further develops? If you plan to be...
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The Great “Middle Class Myth” Further Exposed
By John Richardson A GOOD argument is only a good argument if it is backed up by sound data. Agreed? Yes, nobody is going to disagree on this point. And yet for many years now, I’ve been scratching my...
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India Versus The West: The Real Costs Of Living
By John Richardson MY two recent blog posts on what it really means to be middle class in the developing world – “The Great ‘Middle Class Myth’ Further Exposed” and “Serving The Needs Of The Vulnerable...
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The Hypnotic Allure Of Emerging Markets
By John Richardson A GLEAMING new skyscraper in downturn Beijing, Bangkok, Mumbai, Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur made for fantastic TV viewing, especially if a photogenic reporter was standing in front of...
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Fed Rate Rise And Indonesia: You Should Be “Shock Proof”
By John Richardson AS you waited for your flight, you picked up a nice glossy magazine that talked about the “Asian economic miracle” in the kind of one-dimensional language that might have got some...
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Narendra Modi: Revisiting The “Toilet Test”
By John Richardson LAST year I set India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi a “toilet test: Would he be able to fulfil his promise of giving every Indian access to a toilet by 2019? I should have...
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Asia’s Ageing Populations: Challenges And Opportunities
By John Richardson EVERYONE should know by now that China faces a demographic crisis that, unless addressed, guarantees much lower GDP growth for many years to come. This explains the urgency of...
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Climate Change: Taking Out An Insurance Policy
By John Richardson WOULD you get on board a plane without taking out travel insurance to protect your family? Of course not, even though the chances of you being involved in a plane crash are one in 9...
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India: How The “Local For Local” Model Can Boost Growth
By John Richardson IT is just silly, the idea that India can become an export-based heavy manufacturing powerhouse to rival China. Here are four very good reasons why this cannot happen: China, despite...
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The Opportunities For 2016 And Beyond Are Huge
A happy festive season and all the best for the New Year to my readers. What should chemicals companies do to be successful in 2016 and beyond. What follows will help. I am taking a break from...
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