Businesses today are called upon to operate in an environment characterized by constant upheaval and increasing uncertainty. Geopolitical conflicts, regional tensions, economic turmoil, cyberattacks and extreme natural phenomena have long ceased to be local events, but now affect organizations on a global scale. Instead, they operate like dominoes, causing powerful ripple effects with consequences that …
What makes a business truly strong today?
Until a few years ago, a strong business was one that grew quickly. Increasing turnover, expanding its customer base and expanding into new markets were the key indicators of success. Today, however, the business environment has changed radically and with it the criteria by which an organization’s potential is assessed have been redefined. The successive …
Inflation (CPI) and GDP of an economy do not show the true picture that prevails in society
Inflation and GDP, two key economic indicators, are often presented as objective measures of well-being, but their interpretation is not always as neutral as it seems. In the public economic narrative, their use has at times led to distortions that affect the perception of real purchasing power and growth. Milton Friedman’s critique is gaining renewed …
Four Factors Besieging the Global Economy, Creating Market Uncertainty
Markets are facing an unprecedented storm as a series of interconnected risks threaten to trigger the biggest economic shock of modern times. The recent Annual Economic Report of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that there was indeed resilience, but also luck, during the first half of 2026. Moreover, it shows that risks are …
European Industry: Accelerated capital depreciation is becoming a factor of competitiveness
The agenda to boost productive investment is dynamically returning to the European spotlight, as the industrial sector is repositioned at the core of economic resilience, green transition and strategic autonomy. In this environment, experience shows that broad policy guidelines alone are not sufficient. Targeted tools are needed that reduce investment costs and accelerate the renewal …
China is gradually abandoning American debt, fearing a collapse of the US economy
For the first time since the end of World War II, the dollar is no longer seen as the sole and undisputed foundation of the international economy. It is not yet a collapse. But it is a gradual erosion of confidence that is spreading from the world’s largest economies to the central banks of emerging …
Greece’s National Debt for 2025 “climbed” to the astronomical amount of 427.1 billion euros
This number is staggering, considering that Greece was led to official bankruptcy and the memoranda in 2010 with a debt of 299 billion euros – and even with the country’s real GDP at the time being 35 billion euros higher than today! In just one year, the state debt increased by 4.5 billion euros, as …
Private Credit and its Panic Investors
Following Cliffwater, BlackRock and Blackstone, it’s Apollo Global Management’s turn to impose restrictions on investor withdrawals from one of its largest investment vehicles, reinforcing concerns that the private credit industry is entering a period of intense pressure. Apollo announced that it is tying up its Apollo Debt Solutions (ADS) holdings, limiting buyouts to 5% of …
The war in Iran is over – Prices are skyrocketing, wages are disappearing, the cost of living is increasing
The economic suffocation is returning more severely, as the new wave of price increases threatens to flatten consumers’ purchasing power. With wages stagnating and the prices of basic goods soaring, everyday life is turning into an endless struggle for survival. An uncontrolled increase in the cost of living is already at the gates, ready to …
Inflationary pressures & Εconomic turmoil from the Persian Gulf are fueling a global power realignment towards China-Russia
Approximately, 20 million barrels of oil and condensate pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day, an amount that corresponds to almost 20% of global consumption. At the same time, approximately 25%-30% of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade is transported through the same sea route, making the region the most important energy hub …