TOP PICKS IN FRONTIER MARKETS

Top Pick in the Frontier MarketsHSBC bank says Vietnam is its “most preferred” frontier market. A frontier market is one that is more developed than least developed countries, but too small, risky, or illiquid to be classified as an “emerging market” economy.HSBC says the Southeast Asian nation is “more investable than many think.” Its positive factors including an accelerating inflow of foreign investment, a government focus on infrastructure...

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DAVID DAVIS IN DEFENCE OF ALEX SALMOND

https://youtu.be/AJjZPRTEZN8 This post covers three subjects:The career of David Davis;The case against Salmond and the Scottish Crown Office attempt to gag hi.;A new law preventing people living in Scotland from speaking freely in their own homes.David Davis, 72, is from York and South London and grew up on council estates in a one parent family. His A'level grades were not good enough first time round for a place at University so he...

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THE EU IS ON THE ROPES

At the national levels, most reasonable people wait patiently to be vaccinated, but the EU and its net of national officials is driven by spite.Thus, decisions are made and reversed, and there is much argument and muddle.This is the third muddle in as many months - they closed the border within Ireland, they ruled the vaccine unsuitable for the over-65s, now they say it causes thrombosis. Each time, emotion is overcome and facts...

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FEEL SORRY FOR THE EU

Look, feel sorry for the EU. After accusing Britain of snaffling their supplies, then advising against the AZ for over 50s, now they say this AZ vaccine causes blood clots.They are hurt by theUK leaving them and they are scared by covid and the vaccine and they are as usual hopelessly split on all major issues of the day.They are overrun with emotionalism and cannot get anything right or hold the line on a single decision of any importance.They...

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ASPERGER'S

David Byrne. As an older adult, he realised he had Asperger's, stating that music was his way of communicating when he felt he couldn't do it face to face.His father used his electrical engineering skills to modify a reel to reel so that his son David could make multi track recordings. What I know is that everywhere he went he picked up pieces and made things. You couldn't stop his mad creations from fragments of his reality. It is...

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JETHRO TULL

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kRzeRTRJOWwDPnF5kMuMBU4dLIUByQs14https://youtu.be/hAt1b21S97kAnd the most famous:https://youtu.be/B0jMPI_p...

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IS DISCUSSING SKIN COLOUR RACIST TALK?

I can't see anything wrong with speculating on the colour of the next one's skin, or you may chat about whether its hair will be red, or will it have big ears like Charles? Nothing wrong with that.... anyone who says to the contrary has just got the dirty journalist mind of a little racist looking to plump up hits .... ...

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ONE NATION TORYISM AT ITS BEST

The SNP has corrupted political life in Scotland. The system is fine, the personalities have corrupted it. "Levelling-up" of the economy is a positive response to address the root cause of regionalism. Levelling up socially socially is also needed to recognise and treat the extent of delinquency amongst the people of Scotland in certain districts (such as Glasgow). We can say two things: areas of high delinquency (drug...

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WHY HAVE GROWTH COMPANIES TANKED?

WHY HAVE GROWTH COMPANIES TANKED The "growth" is growth in earnings. Tremendous growth in earnings were and still are expected.Analysts mostly value companies using the idea that if you can sum all future earnings, you've got the value of the company.Except as £100 today is worth more than £100 next year you should apply a discount to those earnings to know what they're worth in today's money. And that discount rate is linked to...

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I'M JABBING, IM JABBING

JABBING, I'M JABBING The vaccine gets your immune system ready so should you encounter the virus you have a much better chance of overcoming it. It reduces the symptoms, hopefully to zero.You may still be carrying some virus so in theory could infect others. But chances are vanishingly small. There's not enough data yet to answer this, nor how long immunity lasts, but the UK has been vaccinating since 8 December 2020 and six million people...

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WHICH WAY FREEDOM OR SECURITY?

FREEDOM OR SECURITY? At this stage in the debt cycle, the government directs the previously independent central bankto print money, without issuing collateral, which it then distributes directly to citizens.(Previously, the central bank was buying financial assets under QE programs.)This means the government can organise and  control people's lives directly. It can play an even bigger part in people's lives. It is a controlling force....

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PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIESIt will be fine.If we can concentrate on the practical, technical details of creating this blog. We are in THE TECHNICAL PHASEWhat qualities must you possess to succeed this phase?1. BROAD UNDERSTANDING - perspectiveYou must see that there is more to having your own blog than simply having "ideas" and writing posts.You need to see how your blog works "under the hood" so that you can truly express yourself and your...

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SCOTLAND SALMOND AND STURGEON

SCOTLAND SALMOND AND STURGEONNoone is able to understand this disgraceful abuse of justice and UK resources. Nobody outside Scotland seems to care. Boris's visit last week went unreported. All the rest of the UK is interested in knowing is how to stop this preposterous waste of UK money, how to stop Scotland humiliating itself In this way and how to get Scotland back on its feet.Scotland is dying in front of our eyes and Westminster...

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EU PUNISHMENT IS SELF DESTRUCTIVE

EU PUNISHMENT IS SELF DESTRUCTIVEJust take a look at EU comments over the last five years. They say what they believe and we Should believe what they say.  Fundamentally UK failure is the stated aim and that was before the vaccine row which has obviously angered some EU elements to their very core.The UK must raise its game by a considerable amount.  More research, better patent laws, better education,  better strategic...

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HOW DID WE GET ALL THIS DEBT?

HOW DID WE GET ALL THIS DEBT? IS IT A PLOT BY THE RICH? The debt is destroying the currency with signs of inflation all around us. In the beginning, you had repayment mortgages on three times annual income. Then it was falling interest rates and extended pay back terms. Then it was interest-only loans. Then no-checking loans to include "the poor" income ownership.That ended with The Minsky Moment and sub-prime crisis.We set...

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THE YOUNG WANT A SAY

THE YOUNG WANT A SAYAsked about the current political turmoil in Thailand and Myangmar and how he would deal with protesters if he were still in power, Thaksin emphasised the importance of communicating with today's youth.“Political rallies in Thailand are caused by young people starting to become uncertain about their future. The government must communicate with these young protesters based on reason, as well as find ways to make Thailand...

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CHIANG MAI OPENING ITS MARKETS

Good news, the night market of Chiang Mai is a major attraction, some great shops, great the Night Market is happening when visitors get the chance to visit that fabulous city.  Sitting inside the Temple grounds of Wat Chedi and other Temples is a beautiful way to spend the day. And the night market is like one of the great caravan stopping places of ancient times.In 2019, Chiang Mai welcomed 11 million tourists, with 70% of them...

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THE CRASH WILL START IN THE BOND MARKETS

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/02/26/fed-has-lost-control-bond-markets-europe-victim/ It's true, it's the usual sensational copy from a most creative hack.But it's not true that Armageddon is coming. We are told that this is bond traders, sniffing inflation, and goaded by Biden's billions, pulling out prematurely, with yields rising, although the only place to run with the money would ultimately be into stock markets.So, in...

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INDEPENDENCE FOR SCOTLAND?

I'd imagine Sturgeon's supporters see her chicanery in the Salmond Inquiry as proof of her ability to get what she wants.Westminster can try a direct financial appeal to the forgotten failures of Glasgow and the West who wish for "independence" (what a misnomer!)  It is a clever move to offer direct support to community groups, through which the pro-Union comm can be channeled.But Westminster should also be surreptitiously withdrawing...

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WEE KRANKIE'S REFERENDUM

WEE KRANKIE'S REFERENDUMAnd who is going to pay the £20,000,000 cost of Wee Krankie's proposed referendum? Noone can imagine an independent Scotland, even it it were a fit country, which it isn't.   If Scottish government Ministers hold an unofficial referendum in breach of the UK constitution, they should be personally surcharged for the cost of it.   But the UK government does need an alternative plan for a meaningful vote on Scotland's...

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VALUATION: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW EXPLAINED

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