Why did older voters choose Brexit? It's a matter of identity
Jun 26, 2016 19:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Just a few days before the EU referendum on June 19 and 20 we carried out an internet survey of the electorate in Britain and asked more than 2,100 people how they were planning to vote. Some 49% of respondents...
Europe endless, or Europe ending?
Jun 26, 2016 19:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
I came to live and work in Australia six years ago, having spent most of the previous fifty living within the collective embrace of two unions the UK, and the EU. I was then, and remain, a strong supporter of both,...
EU referendum – how the polls got it wrong again
Jun 26, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Estimating the likely outcome of the referendum on the UKs membership of the EU was always going to be a challenge for the opinion polls. In a general election they have years of experience as to what does and does not...
African exporters face choppy waters in the wake of Brexit
Jun 26, 2016 19:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
One would certainly be forgiven if, like us, you found yourself doing a double take at the news that Britains public voted in favour of leaving the EU. This is because shortly before the Brexit polls closed, opinion polls...
Small firms can provide jobs, but big firms are the key to economic growth in Africa
Jun 26, 2016 18:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business Economy
Almost all developing countries have policies to promote small and medium-sized firms. The reasons for this choice are clear. Small firms appear to create lots of job with relatively little capital and jobs are desperately...
Can the EU force the pace of Brexit?
Jun 26, 2016 18:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The tussle for power in the aftermath of the UKs Brexit vote has begun. Now that Britons have voted, the government must decide about negotiating the countrys exit from the European Union. While both the UK prime minister...
ECB voices for more liquidity after GBP hit three decade’s lows on Brexit
Jun 24, 2016 12:51 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views Commentary
Despite all statistical models which we or others had compiled, despite all volatility analyses or opinion polls, we hadnt really been able to imagine that the majority of the British would really vote in favour of leaving...
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