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The financial crisis for infants

Sandeep Parekh — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:43:00 GMT

Here's a funny piece on how to teach small kids about the financial crisis by Tim Harford of the 'Undercover Economist' fame. Dear Economist, My young son came home from school and asked me: “Mummy, what’s a credit crunch?” How can I explain...(read more)

Somali pirates to acquire Citigroup

Sandeep Parekh — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:52:00 GMT

You have to be living on the moon if you haven't read a single piece on Somali pirate and the financial sector humour. Here is a fake Bloomberg piece. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions...(read more)

The group of 20's prescription to the world problems

Sandeep Parekh — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:10:00 GMT

The G-20 or the group of 20 is an association of 20 advanced and emerging countries who have agreed to come together to tackle the financial crisis. (Some trivia: the G20 only has 19 countries). The G20 was convened rather than the traditional G7 or the...(read more)