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Cornelia Meyer

Cornelia Meyer

Cornelia Meyer is a macro economist and energy expert. She has private and public sector experience across five continents with a strong focus on emerging markets and the Middle East. She is founder, chairman and CEO of Meyer Resources.

Effect of the Iran war on the global economy

Wars are terrible. The first casualties are the loss of life and limbs in affected countries, as well as the degradation of infrastructure – both public and civilian. Widespread poverty and migration......

 Putin goes to Beijing: Why the Russo-Chinese relationship matters

President Xi Jinping has become somewhat the “host with the mostest,” because foreign leaders visit him as though walking through a revolving door. President Donald Trump went to Beijing last week.......

 President Trump’s state visit to China: The glass is half full

President Donald Trump’s state visit to China was important under any consideration. In the words of former Singaporean diplomat, Kishore Mahbubani, who now teaches at Singapore National University:......

 President Trump’s state visit to China: When elephants dance

US President Trump will visit China on May 14-15 after his scheduled visit in March was postponed because of the Iran war.It always matters to the world when the leaders of the world’s two largest......

 UAE’s OPEC exit: Strategic shift, not the end of the group

After nearly six decades as a key member of OPEC, the UAE decided to leave the organization. OPEC is expected to remain a significant force in global oil markets with or without the UAE. Several......

 Lessons from war: Rethinking energy, supply chains, and resilience

As the Iran war has upended supply chains and energy markets globally, we are now facing the most severe supply chain disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst energy crisis since the 1970s......

 War at Hormuz is pushing the global economy toward the brink

This is the week of the IMF / World Bank spring meetings, where the IMF usually updates its World Economic Outlook. This time the update is entitled: “Global Economy in the Shadow of War,” which says......

 Hormuz at the brink: Why a fragile ceasefire won’t hold without a deal

Tuesday night into the early morning hours of Wednesday, Iran and the US announced a two-week ceasefire, just hours short of what could have been a brutal bombing campaign on civilian and military......