Opinions

The sum of public and private debt has reached more than 200% of GDP, while liquidity has grown by a factor of five in the last seven years. An export based economy with low wages and low domestic consumption has created vast internal debt during the crisis

From Haka Maori to Grundfos Olympics: increasingly, companies resort to sports rituals to cement collective identity. Newly hired or transferred employees in particular benefit from ceremonial team-building and company loyalty activities that ease their transition

Heterogeneous teams are the most successful, but they also display the highest failure rate. For effective teamwork, a good coach can start with three steps to achieve team cohesion around a shared objective from the outset, before negative tensions arise

In times of economic crisis, culture is too often seen as just another economic sector that does not generate big profits, and thus is subject to budget cuts. This view fails to consider the many other ways in which culture can be beneficial to society

Lower emissions and gasoline consumption for new vehicles: the environment is now a major factor in the development and marketing of automobiles. The earth is thankful, but governments are also having to deal with a significant drop in tax receipts from fuel sales

The growth forecast for the next two years is strong, and not only due to expectations surroundings the great sporting event. President Rousseff's economic and industrial policies are increasing productivity, expanding exports and building needed infrastructure