Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 63 starts soon…. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 62 spelt A-I-M-X-O (AXIOM) Series 61 spelt D-I-N-E-X-J (JINXED) Series 60 spelt T-R-I-C-K-Y-A-D-S (YARDSTICK) Series 59 spelt H-E-Y-P (HYPE) Series…
Category: Series 62 – Axiom
Overstay Don’t overstay in your holiday city: working there changes your tax landscape, too. Work income is taxed in the country where you work + your worldwide income is also taxed in the country where you usually reside. If you’re a manager, your firm’s profits could also get taxed in the holiday city. Pre-Covid19, UK…
Xylella Another virulent infection with no cure striking fear across the world: Xylella. Has dessicated 23,000 hectares of olive groves in S. Italy. Now in France, Germany & Spain. R rate of 19. Spread by insects & infected plant imports. 520 UK species at risk, especially olive, coffee plants, lavender, grapevines, cherry, almond, oak. Early…
Myth Debunk the myth that Covid-19 will make people abandon cities. Expect a short exodus to the countryside, then the city will lure the best back. Past plagues prove 2 things: we have short memories & cities are tenacious. 2018: 55% of the world’s population lived in cities. Expected to rise to 68% by 2050. …
Inversion Covid-19 will drop real estate prices & halt the “Great Inversion”: darkened luxury towers, bought as investments by absentee owners, are monuments to a crisis of success. Inflows of knowledge workers, big firms & the global super-rich into cities (unlike past outflows from urban decay), led to unaffordable housing, inequality & segregated communities. Cheaper property…
Armageddon Will Covid-19 armageddon leave deserted city centres? NO. The past points to the future: cities actually expanded after previous plagues. Finance, media, entertainment & high-tech won’t move out, as clustering merchants, workers, customers, universities, banks & investors produces huge innovation & productivity advantages. Cities will continue to be where the action is. A serene…