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Finance and Economics
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A group for acquiring and sharing knowledge in the sphere of Finance and Economics. Meetings resume with new sessions to discuss specialized topics for participants with finance or economics backgrounds to learn from one another.
We meet every Thursday at 19:00.
Location: Puzata Hata at Kontraktova, Kiev
Members: 121
Latest Activity: 23 hours ago
Our Intentions for this Group
Over the last six months we have organized a series of discussions in a small group for which we prepare by reading articles of interest to both professional economists and general readers. Unlike the basic conversation groups, each meeting will have a fixed topic based on one of the articles. Discussions will be in English.
If you have suggestions for articles, please add them in the Discussion Forum below, with links so that others can find them on the Web. If you like an article proposed by another member, please make a comment in the Forum and we will choose the articles for our meeting by consensus.
Discussion Forum
Book Reviews: Simon Johnson and Michael Lewis
Our group has read some excellent articles by Michael Lewis and Simon Johnson. As it happens both of these excellent writers have published books that have appeared in the last few weeks, and both…Continue
Started by John Carragee Apr 1, 2010.
Simon Johnson "...the finance industry has effectively captured our government" 9 Replies
Glenn Greenwald argues that "... the single most insightful article on the financial crisis was written by former IMF Chief Economist and current MIT Professor Simon Johnson in the…Continue
Started by John Carragee. Last reply by John Carragee Feb 13, 2010.
Michael Lewis: Wall Street on the Tundra (Iceland)
Last week we agreed to read this article about the financial collapse of Iceland as the basis for our next discussions.…Continue
Started by John Carragee Feb 20, 2010.
Paul Krugman: How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? 1 Reply
This is a long article from the Nobel Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on how the current world economic crisis has show the flaws in both economic theory and…Continue
Started by John Carragee. Last reply by Oksana Nezhyvenko Oct 8, 2009.
Comment Wall
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Comment by Marina on April 16, 2012 at 2:33pm
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Hi Guys,
Could you tell me,please, your next topic for discussion on Thursday ( the 19th of April) :)))
Thank you in advance :)))
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Comment by Remi on April 10, 2012 at 9:02pm -
I agree. This is why it's a good word to learn ;) ...The willigness to hurt or to offend ('offence' is the noun but not a verb...).
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Comment by Viktoria Ginger Skichko on April 10, 2012 at 11:28am -
Actually, I feel there is a difference.
sly = cunning.
But snide means the willingness to hurt, offence.
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Comment by Viktoria Ginger Skichko on April 9, 2012 at 9:38am
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As we've been discussing diplomacy this Saturday some questions occured.
For instance:
сидеть на двух стульях - to have one's cake and eat itбросить камень в чей то огород - make snide remarks about smb, make digs at smb
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Comment by Yuliya Gatilova on March 23, 2012 at 11:51am -
Excellent job Victoria. Welcome Maksim
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Comment by Viktoria Ginger Skichko on March 23, 2012 at 10:12am
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Good morning, everyone!!!
I have news for you!
From now on we will have two meetings per week.
Thursday is going to be the same. And you will have new leader of the meetings - Maksim Mitskevych (Максим Мицкевич).
And we will also have meetings on Saturday at 16:00. I will be leading those meetings.
Hope to see some new faces!!!
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Comment by Viktoria Ginger Skichko on February 10, 2012 at 10:00pm
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Yes, Kateryna, the meeting will take place http://languageexchangekyiv.ning.com/events/africa-s-economy-can-th...
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Comment by Kateryna on February 9, 2012 at 4:11pm -
I want to visit this meeting!
will it be on next Thursday at 19:00?
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Comment by Viktoria Ginger Skichko on January 27, 2012 at 1:05am
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Gleb, feel free to come next Thursday. We discuss Scandinavian countries. You should monitor the "Events".
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