The chimera of Franco-German reform

An abiding truth in the United States is that all politics is local. Apparently, the same wisdom can be applied (to some extent) to the European Union, whose agenda ultimately depends on key member states' national politics.This is particularly true with respect to eurozone institutions, which almost everyone agrees are...

RMG name-change: Robots as asset or liability?

Every country deserves 'fireworks' on its 50th birthday anniversary. Bangladesh's ready-made garments (RMG) sector plans to grace that occasion with a US$50-billion export target. Today the RMG export income is about US$30 billion (expected earnings for 2016-7 fiscal year). To ramp efforts to get to the US$50-billion export target by...