The endgame: exit from excess debt- environment
History tells if debt has escalated as it has done in the West, the fastest way out of the crisis is debt restructuring.
Prosperity
Itinera gaat voor een samenleving waar het aangenaam is om te leven, waar frisse, ambitieuze ideeën de kans krijgen uit te groeien tot duurzame ondernemingen, waar onderwijs jongeren klaarstoomt en zin geeft, en waar innovaties transformeren in succesvolle producten in een economie die blijft bloeien.
The end of the international monetary front
Etienne de Callataÿ notes that there is a crack in the coherence of the Troïka. Because of the fact that the ECB, the IMF and the European Commission display their differences, there is a negative impact on confidence.
Lessons from the crisis for investors
It’s surprising how often implicitly still is worked with models that only are defensible when the financial markets are efficient. Nevertheless that’s one of today’s most controversial subjects.
Phobia and weakness : how Belgium can drop its fixation on mini-jobs
Marc De Vos offers an alternative to the black-and-white debate on the German mini-jobs. We can maintain the advantages of the mini-jobs while avoiding its disadvantages by reforming unemployment insurance into employment insurance.
Greening the budget; a (too) high social price?
Belgium has rather low environmental taxes. A radical fiscal greening could yield between € 3 and 5 billion per year, which allows a reduction of personal income taxes by 7 up to 11%.
