“The task is to reunite” yes, but to “reunite” on what?
I am quite satisfied that E. Macron won by a large majority (58.5%) against M. Le Pen (41.5%) but he faces more or less 60% opposition at...
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Macron-Le Pen un combat entre deux visions du monde
Jean-Pierre Dumas 18 avril 2022 L’élection présidentielle française, qui va se dérouler le 24 avril, porte sur un choix de civilisation....
Macron-Le Pen a fight between two visions of the world
Jean-Pierre Dumas April 15, 2022 Yes, this is an important time for France, the race to the presidential election is now between two...
Macron, malgré tout
Jean-Pierre Dumas March 21, 2022 Ania Nussbaum raises the right question about French election Bloomberg, Why-it-s-hard-for-a-French-pres...
Poutine est en train de perdre
Jean-Pierre Dumas lundi 28 février 2022 revu le 13 mars 2022 Certains disent que finalement l’Europe n’a que ce qu’elle mérite ; devant...
IMF conditionalities are vanishing
Jean-Pierre Dumas February 3, 2022 We have the feeling that the IMF is more and more evolving as a super NGO, of course, we exaggerate,...
Il y a six fois plus de décès chez les non vaccinés que chez les vaccinés
Jean-Pierre Dumas Vendredi 24 décembre 2021 Apparemment, les politiques extrémistes n’ont pas acquis les bases du raisonnement...
Angela Merkel was not a visionary, but she allowed her country to be a giant within Europe
Jean-Pierre Dumas December 8, 2021 Certainly, Angela-Merkel-is-no-saint, nor a visionary as said by M. Frank, she did not create the...
“The absurdity of the debt brake”
For a lot of economists (M. Krugman, O. Blanchard, E. Kelton, almost all Keynesians, there is no limit to the list), the debt limit is an...
The central bank’s trap
Jean-Pierre Dumas November 22, 2021 Mr Sharma raises in the FT an interesting question but gives, in my view, an unsatisfactory response....
La morale c’est pour les autres
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference ahead of the G20 Summit and the UN Climate Change Conference...
ECB is condemned to buy bonds like the flying Dutchman to sail on the oceans.
“The European Central Bank said it will keep its vast bond-buying programme running at a high pace despite rapidly rising inflation” FT...
The Doing Business WB report. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
It is sad that the WB canceled the Doing Business Report which was one of the most useful reports made by the WB. The idea came from H....
Emmanuel Macron unveils €30bn plan to boost French industries
October 12, 2021 Here again we are in the French industrial planning at its best (pick the winners). The state does not have to invest in...
« Climat des affaires » : Avis de tempête sur le FMI, l’affaire Georgieva
Jean-Pierre Dumas 12 octobre 2021 Kristalina Georgieva has denied the allegations over China’s ranking in a report and come out fighting...
Auf Wiedersehen, Madame Merkel
Il faudrait envoyer cette photo à l’Élysée Jean-Pierre Dumas 25 sept. 2021 Mme Merkel semble être un modèle de conservateur, c’est-à-dire...
La raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure
Jean-Pierre Dumas jeudi 23 septembre 2021 France is certainly not a big country in the world (2.3% of world total GDP, same size as the...
Une règle budgétaire pour la France
Jean-Pierre Dumas jeudi 16 septembre 2021 La crise est passée, c’est le temps de la reprise, il est temps de fixer de nouvelles règles...
The fiscal rules fight is open
Two countries, two different views on fiscal rules, one (France, with others) is for more flexibility and considers that the Maastricht...
The ambiguity of foreign aid and the consultant’s job
In memory of Del Singh Dharmender Singh Phangurha, better known as Del, was one of two Britons among the dead in a suicide attack in...