Yet more surprising, Wakefield had asserted the existence of such a syndrome — allegedly including what he would later dub “autistic enterocolitis” —beforehe performed the research which supposedly discovered it. This Barr-Wakefield deal was the foundation of the vaccine crisis (morphing into camp...
followed by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and consequent economic challenges underpinned by the energy crisis and sharp increase in overall inflation. Not surprisingly, this had a detrimental impact on hotel performance and investment activity across the...
How do we diversify risk in advance of another crisis? The U.S. government has also invested in and incentivized increased domestic manufacturing through the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act2. Certain industries that are core to national security or ...
Jackie Fletcher, one of Barr’s clients, ran a campaigning group called Jabs which involved concerned parents. It is not clear exactly when Wakefield and Barr first came into contact. Barr thinks he met Wakefield in 1994. A colleague in Dawbarns, the firm where Barr then worked, says it w...
Success in the privatization of Greece’s 14 regional airports, investment in the tourism sector, and the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline demonstrated the opportunities that have existed in Greece even during the height of the economic crisis. Greek travel and tourism receipts jumped 12.8...
In his one hour speech the new Prime Minister touched on different points emphasising the importance of a broad political support to face the ongoing crisis: the economic miracle can be repeated thanks to the “full support of the Parliament” he said “(…) based on the spirit of sacrifice...
The inflation and the increased inflow of foreigners (around 100,000) as a consequence of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, have led to an additional pressure on the growth of prices of apartments, making this year a record-breaking year when it comes to the number of sold apartments and the am...
The report shows that people have been as productive as they were before the crisis and have increased their teamwork thanks to calls, virtual meetings and collaborating on documents in real time. However, the lack of face-to-face contact is taking its toll on people’s ability to learn and...
ThePrague office marketactivity is healthy, downsizing eased a bit, and the inflow of sublease space halted. On the other hand, the demand may be affected by the supply chain and consequent automotive industry crisis, potentially leading to a drop in GDP growth. The number of relocations will...
virus-related disruption is past. The economy is therefore expected to recover from H2 this year. This expectation is further reinforced by the fact that Hungary came out of the COVID-19 crisis completely well, thanks to strong macro fundamentals that Hungary had when the crisis reached the ...