Global Economic Governance as a chess game

Special Economic Zones and Global Economic Governance: Jamaica’s Economic Independence

Jamaica’s SEZ Regime, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic has become an island of calm in a turbulent ocean. The SEZ Regime represents for Jamaica’s economic independence a policy instrument that creates safe haven for near shore manufacturing, logistics, distribution, outsourcing services, etc ready to serve the 1-billion-person market in the Americas and beyond.

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Two AIG Subsidiaries Agree To Settle Racial Discrimination Case

By: Ainsley Brown This forms part of the Middle Passage Law Series on Law Is Cool. American International Group, better know by its acronym AIG, it seems these days can rarely catch a break. It just seems negative news follows negative news for this company. This time the negative news for this too big to fail company – deeply wounded

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L’Oreal Fines Going Dark Very Lovely

By: Ainsley Brown The cosmetics giant, L’Oreal, seeks to expand in the largely untapped African market – or I should say African markets, as the continent is made up of many individual national and regional markets. I must say that I find this a very interesting business strategy by a global titian. There is also, I must admit a touch

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August 1: A Day Of Remembrance

By: Ainsley Brown This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series on Law is Cool. Why am I wearing all black today? Am I in mourning? No, not exactly. Then why? Well it is August 1: Emancipation Day. I am wearing black today not to so much mourn but to remember. To remember that it was today 175 years

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The Lure of Emerging Markets

By Charles Wanguhu In original multinational thinking the lack of a significant middle class meant that investment in some emerging markets was considered not viable. The financial crisis has sprung up some few suprises. While AIG parent company has been largely reliant on US government funds their subsidiaries in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda have been financially strong and have

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