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Philip Ammerman

Nov 13

The Pfizer – BionTech Alliance

A lot was made about this week’s announcement that Pfizer’s initial results of COVID vaccine testing showed a 90% protection against tran...

Philip Ammerman

Nov 1

Jobs, Industrial Policy and Votes

There is a good article on trade, manufacturing, unions and politics in The New Yorker by Dan Kaufmann: Will Trump's broken promises to w...

Greece awaits € 72 billioN in EU Support

Philip Ammerman

Aug 10

Greece awaits € 72 billioN in EU Support

Greece expects to receive € 32 billion from the Next Generation EU pandemic recovery plan (of which, € 19 bln are grants and € 12.5 bln are

Philip Ammerman

Aug 3

CORNAVIRUS SECOND WAVE BEGINS

The onset of tourism and the relaxation of social distancing rules show that a Second Wave of COVID-19 infections is starting.

Philip Ammerman

Aug 1

The Donald Trump Reality Check

I’ve been doing a quick reality check on some popular news stories this week. The more digitally saturated we become, the more important it

Philip Ammerman

Jul 31

Wage Slavery in the Tech Sector

We keep talking about corporate social responsibility and being good corporate citizens. Do our investment and consumption policies reflect

Coronavirus Rebound in the Tourist Season

Philip Ammerman

Jul 12

Coronavirus Rebound in the Tourist Season

Greece has re-opened for tourism. The number of daily new cases is rising (over one month ago).

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